An nameless reader writes "The attempted merger between AT&T and T-Mobile has fallen on hard times amid antitrust concerns, but there's a prepatent silver lining for T-Mobile — one that would give them a boost over competitors anyway. Reuters reports that T-Mobile USA would be entitled to a hefty breakup fee including $3 billion in cash as well as visible electromagnetic spectrum and roaming agreements. 'In a inquest note, Moody's said that could also lead to a network sharing deal between the two companies, reasoning that it "would make sense given the radio-frequency electromagnetic spectrum that AT&T will have to cede to T-Mobile and the 3G roaming agreement between the two." That would make life especially hard for No. 3 U.S. carrier Sprint, which has been one of the most vocal opponents of the AT&T/T-Mobile deal, going so far as to file a lawsuit. ... Smaller rivals such as MetroPCS and Leap cellular phone may be pet even more because T-Mobile is eyeing similar llc.cite this source roget's ii: the new thesaurus segments.'"

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