US consumers would back a merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint if it drives down prices, creates economic growth and boosts rural wireless coverage, research by HarrisX revealed.

In a survey of 2,000 people aged 18 years and over conducted in the days after the merger was announced, some 59 per cent said they were unsure whether the deal should be approved.

However, consumers cited factors including service improvements, price cuts across the US, better customer service and job creation as factors which would make them “much more likely” to back the deal. Consumers were also keen for a merged company to make good on its pledge to invest $40 billion into its new network and help ensure the US leads the way in 5G by swiftly deploying a nationwide network...

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