T-Mobile's Legere blasts idea that carrier's approach isn't financially sustainable

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere pushed back against media interpretations of recent comments made by Timotheus Hoettges, CEO of T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom, which many outlets interpreted as Hoettges saying T-Mobile's torrid growth trajectory is unsustainable long term from a financial perspective. Hoettges never said the word "unsustainable," though the original report on his comments from Re/code paraphrased him as saying that T-Mobile's current approach is "not sustainable," given that T-Mobile needs to invest between $4 billion and $5 billion each year just to remain competitive with AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless. On Twitter, the outspoken Legere described one Ars Technica article ("T-Mobile owner says 'Un-carrier' business unsustainable without merger") as "total bullsh*t." He also labeled a Gizmodo article with the headline "T-Mobile Can't Afford to Keep Doing This Whole 'Uncarrier' Thing," as "terrible."