Deutsche Telekom funds T-Mobile’s plans to take on AT&T and Verizon

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T-Mobile CEO John Legere loves to talk trash about his rivals’ networks but recent studies have indicated that T-Mobile has some work to do if it wants to match the network quality of Verizon and AT&T. Thankfully for Legere, he has a sugar daddy in the form of parent company Deutsche Telekom that for the time being is willing to lay down the cash necessary to back up Legere’s boasts.

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Deutsche Telekom AG said it will invest in its T-Mobile US Inc.TMUS -2.47% unit at the expense of earnings improvement to grow the cellular operator, even if a possible sale of the business to Sprint Corp. S -3.15% fails. Sprint, the third-largest U.S. mobile network operator, is weighing an acquisition of T-Mobile US, the fourth-largest, which is majority-owned by Germany’s Deutsche Telekom. But it is unclear if such a bid would win regulatory approval. Officials at the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission have indicated that they favor having four national carriers over three to maintain competition.

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