Sprint Corporation
Former American telecommunications company
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| 2023 | Sprint customers fully migrated to T-Mobile, completely discontinuing the Sprint brand. |
| June 30 2022 | Sprint's LTE network was completely shut down as a result of the merger with T-Mobile US. |
| May 31 2022 | Sprint's CDMA network was completely shut down as a result of the merger with T-Mobile US. |
| 2020 | T-Mobile initiated a hiring plan to add 5,000 new jobs over the next year, spanning departments such as Retail, Care, T-Mobile for Business, Engineering, and network organizations. |
| 2020 | After the merger, Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri was renamed the T-Mobile Center. |
| August 2 2020 | Sprint brand officially discontinued. All retail, customer service, and company branding switches to T-Mobile brand. |
| July 22 2020 | T-Mobile announced new 5G unlimited tariff plans for both T-Mobile US and Sprint customers, featuring aggressive pricing to unify the customer base. |
| July 16 2020 | T-Mobile launched Scam Shield, a service designed to protect customers from phone scammers, as part of the post-merger service improvements. |
| July 1 2020 | Dish Network officially purchased Boost Mobile for $1.4B, transferring 9.3 million customers as part of the merger agreement and DOJ requirements. |
| July 1 2020 | Sprint's 5G network was shut down by T-Mobile. |
| June 23 2020 | T-Mobile sent a letter to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requesting modifications to the merger conditions, including extending 5G speed deployment deadlines and adjusting employment commitment requirements. |
| June 18 2020 | T-Mobile extended the T-Mobile Tuesdays benefit program to all Sprint postpaid customers, integrating customer offerings after the merger. |
| June 16 2020 | T-Mobile announced layoffs of hundreds of Sprint employees, with job terminations planned until August 13. The layoffs were part of a restructuring effort to make room for 200 new positions within the merged company, despite initial claims of job creation. |
| April 21 2020 | T-Mobile enabled Sprint customers with compatible 4G LTE phones to roam on T-Mobile's LTE network, effectively doubling the available LTE coverage for Sprint subscribers. |
| April 21 2020 | T-Mobile officially launched its 2.5 GHz 5G NR network using Sprint's acquired spectrum in Philadelphia. They began shutting down Sprint's network in key cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, and Washington, DC, with plans to transition Sprint subscribers to the T-Mobile brand. |
| April 16 2020 | California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved the merger, representing the final regulatory hurdle for the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. |
| April 1 2020 | Judge Timothy Kelly completed the Tunney Act review, finding no antitrust concerns and approving the merger, which was the final federal regulatory proceeding needed. |
| April 1 2020 | John Legere stepped down as CEO one month earlier than originally planned, with Mike Sievert being appointed as the new President and CEO of the combined company immediately upon merger closure. |
| April 1 2020 | Sprint Corporation is acquired by T-Mobile US, becoming a subsidiary of T-Mobile. |
| March 11 2020 | California Public Utilities Commission proposed merger approval with extensive conditions related to 5G service, rural coverage, pricing, and job creation. |
| March 11 2020 | California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced he would not appeal the merger, instead striking a settlement with specific conditions including low-cost plans, job preservation, and infrastructure commitments. |
| February 16 2020 | New York Attorney General Letitia James announced she would not appeal the court's decision in favor of the merger, opting instead to work collaboratively with the carriers. |
| February 13 2020 | Deutsche Telekom initiated discussions to renegotiate the merger deal price due to Sprint's declining share values. |
| February 11 2020 | Judge Victor Marrero officially approved the merger, ruling that the merger would not substantially lessen competition and that Sprint lacks a sustainable long-term competitive strategy. |
| November 5 2019 | FCC officially approved the merger with specific conditions, including 5G deployment to 97% of Americans within 3 years and 90% of Americans having access to 100 Mbit/s speeds. |
| October 18 2019 | T-Mobile signed diversity agreements with various civil rights groups as part of the merger process. |
| October 18 2019 | FCC formally approved the merger in a 3-2 vote. |
| July 26 2019 | U.S. Department of Justice approved the $26 billion merger after Sprint and T-Mobile agreed to sell Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Sprint's prepaid business to Dish Network for $1.4 billion. |
| June 28 2019 | FCC Chairman Ajit Pai publicly supported the merger, emphasizing its potential to deploy a nationwide 5G network and address rural connectivity, particularly through Sprint's mid-band spectrum. |
| June 21 2019 | Four additional states (Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Nevada) joined the lawsuit seeking to block the Sprint and T-Mobile merger. |
| June 13 2019 | Judge Victor Marrero of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York set a pre-trial hearing for the week of June 17, 2019, regarding the merger lawsuit. |
| June 11 2019 | Ten attorneys general from nine states and Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit to block the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, alleging it would result in $4.5 billion in annual consumer price increases. |
| April 29 2019 | Merger completion was extended from the original date due to pending U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division review. |
| 2018 | With the announcement of the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, Sprint gained access to roaming on T-Mobile's LTE network until Sprint's network was discontinued. Roaming on T-Mobile was counted as native data usage with no speed restrictions. |
| December 13 2018 | The '4Competition Coalition' was formed, bringing together multiple organizations and companies to collectively oppose the T-Mobile-Sprint merger, including CWA, Dish Network, AFL-CIO, and others. |
| September 21 2018 | Tracfone Wireless voiced support for the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, highlighting potential benefits for the wholesale market and 5G network deployment, especially in rural areas. |
| August 28 2018 | Communications Workers of America (CWA) opposed the merger, claiming it would result in over 28,000 job losses based on an analysis of retail location data. |
| June 18 2018 | Sprint and T-Mobile filed documents with the FCC, initiating the merger transaction and opening it for public commentary under FCC docket 18-197. |
| May 2018 | Michel Combes replaces Marcelo Claure as CEO, focusing on getting Sprint's acquisition by T-Mobile through regulatory proceedings. |
| April 29 2018 | Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile US announced their merger in an all-shares deal valued at $26 billion. |
| 2017 | Sprint phones were observed simultaneously roaming on Verizon's CDMA network for voice and AT&T's LTE network for data. |
| January 23 2017 | Sprint announced the purchase of a 33 percent stake in the music streaming service Tidal. |
| 2016 | Sprint Corporation sponsored the Copa América Centenario and concluded its NASCAR Cup Series sponsorship, being replaced by Monster Energy after the 2016 season. |
| April 15 2016 | Sprint reported coverage of more than 300 million Points of Presence (PoPs) with LTE services. |
| March 31 2015 | U.S. bankruptcy court approved a $160 million takeover of RadioShack, with Sprint entering a partnership to co-locate in 1,435 stores starting April 10, 2015. |
| August 2014 | Dan Hesse is replaced as CEO by Marcelo Claure. |
| August 6 2013 | SoftBank purchased an additional 2% of Sprint's shares, increasing its ownership stake to 80%. |
| July 10 2013 | SoftBank completed its acquisition of Sprint Corporation, approved by the Federal Communications Commission. |
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