T-Mobile’s decision to crack down on an employee benefit could mean it sees bad times ahead

But now T-Mobile is being stricter with the discounts. The post points out that only members of Team Magenta, their spouses and immediate family/IRS-qualified tax dependents can now receive the 75% discount. Other friends and family members get the 20% discount. While in the past T-Mobile left it up to each employee to give the appropriate discount to friends and family members, employees will have to show that the family members getting the larger 75% discount on their wireless service actually qualify to receive it.

It makes us wonder if T-Mobile is battening down the hatches in preparation for some bad times in the wireless industry that it sees on the horizon.