It's About Time for Leap Wireless, Metro PCS to Merge

Mon, 01/18/2010 - 12:23 EDT - Seeking Alpha

Joel West submits: San Diego-based Leap Wireless (LEAP) has been rebuffing efforts by its frenemy MetroPCS (PCS) to buy it since 2007. With the latest price cuts by the Big Four carriers, it is past time for the two firms to merge, gain economies of scale and attempt to go national before their market window closes.Despite the bad blood between them — fueled by Leap’s belief that Metro PCS copied its CDMA-based Cricket Wireless business plan — the two companies finally formed a roaming alliance in late 2008.Complete Story »

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