Included in the "non-monetary benefits", T-Mobile would receive access to certain AT&T spectrum (it actually reads as if AT&T would simply have to hand it over)...
This shared spectrum is something that has been sorely lacking in the U.S. and has been terrible for the consumer -- government granted monopolies are auctioned off to single companies and most devices will only work in a single company's spectrum band, however, if the spectrum T-Mobile gets is in the LTE band, this would have a significant positive impact on their service quality.
This shared spectrum is something that has been sorely lacking in the U.S. and has been terrible for the consumer -- government granted monopolies are auctioned off to single companies and most devices will only work in a single company's spectrum band, however, if the spectrum T-Mobile gets is in the LTE band, this would have a significant positive impact on their service quality.