Thread by @innercitypress

OK: T-Mobile / Sprint proposed merger trial has just begun before @SDNYLIVE Judge Victor Marrero. The States list their first witnesses including Deutsche Telekom's Höttges, and a Comcast witness. They says #Tmobile will then put @JohnLegere on stand - thread

@sdnylive @JohnLegere @MatthewLeeICP @FinanceWatchOrg @CGasparino @sherman4949 @DigitalTrends Judge Marrero began by saying that opening statements are unnecessary, asking, Are they for me? For the witnesses?

Then the first witness was not here and they took a break. Inner City Press checked out "overflow" room 15B - corporate lawyers everywhere.

@sdnylive @JohnLegere @MatthewLeeICP @FinanceWatchOrg @CGasparino @sherman4949 @DigitalTrends The plaintiffs / States play a mobile plan advertisement, very loud. Now presents press release "after Project Samurai was gone."
Q: So Project Samurai put significant pressure on T-Mobile?
A: Well, we retired the plan.
Q: But only after extending it...

@sdnylive @JohnLegere @MatthewLeeICP @FinanceWatchOrg @CGasparino @sherman4949 @DigitalTrends Q: So T-Mobile responded to Project Samurai with its Metro pre-paid, right?
A: In 2015? I'm not sure. They cannot know what T-Mobile is really thinking. They assume.
Q: Let me show you this Competitive Alert...

@sdnylive @JohnLegere @MatthewLeeICP @FinanceWatchOrg @CGasparino @sherman4949 @DigitalTrends In front of @Tmobile - @Sprint trial overflow Courtroom 15B they've put out a lunch spread, which can be smelled down the hall where there's supposed to be a criminal sentencing. Inside the real courtroom, Q&A on #MetroPSC financial stream