T-Mobile is currently facing a class action suit brought by individually-owned T-Mobile stores, which claim that the carrier did not fulfill the promise of opening new retail stores following its merger with Sprint. Instead, it allegedly bought up minority-owned locations for little to no compensation. The stores and T-Mobile recently met in an attempt to reach a mediated agreement but were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n
As per the suit, T-Mobile is accused of conspiring with national T-Mobile retailer and Master Dealer Arch Telecom to close or buy the minority-owned T-Mobile stores without adequate compensation. The lawsuit seeks $100 million in compensatory damages and $1 billion in punitive damages plus attorney fees.<\/p>\n
The complaint alleges that T-Mobile and Arch Telecom controlled various aspects of the plaintiffs\u2019 business and quotes former T-Mobile CEO John Legere\u2019s claim that the carrier would open hundreds of new stores following the merger with Sprint. Additionally, the suit alleges that T-Mobile attempted to create an \u201cartificial termination date\u201d to gain an advantage during contract negotiations with plaintiffs.<\/p>\n
According to the lawsuit, the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint was anti-competitive and cost U.S. small businesses and AT&T and Verizon subscribers billions of dollars.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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