PodcastThe Week with RogerOctober 5, 2026

This Week: AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon Satellite JV, Panasonic, and T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Lawsuit

Carriers' satellite JV gains leadership while fee hikes and a leaked Deutsche Telekom lawsuit raise regulatory and reputational risks.

Satellite JV gets a leader: The nameless AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon satellite joint venture named former AT&T executive Paul Roth as interim head, aiming for an open standard versus an 'Elon world' akin to EV charging fragmentation.
Deutsche Telekom lawsuit bombshell: Denkevich v. Deutsche Telekom (Delaware docket 2021-4079-PAF), reported by Handelsblatt's Philipp Alvarez, reveals Tim Höttges told John Legere he wouldn't run T-Mobile post-Sprint merger, plus insider-trading allegations.

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