With increasing speculation that T-Mobile US could look to combine with Sprint, Deutsche Telekom has made a move that may show it is at least thinking about possibilities for selling its T-Mobile stake. The German carrier, which holds a majority stake in T-Mobile, has shifted its U.S. holdings from Germany to a Netherlands subsidiary, according to a regulatory filing. BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk notes that the Netherlands has a more favorable tax treatment of asset sales.
http://recode.net/2014/01/16/deutsche-telekom-move-could-pave-way-for-t-mobile-us-sale/