November 26, 2019
T-Mobile's continued efforts to pick off states from the coalition of attorneys general challenging its Sprint purchase bore important fruit this week, but critics were quick to assail deals Texas and Nevada cut with the companies as vague, "empty" and unable to address antitrust concerns bound for trial next month.
November 08, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice moved for final judgment to clear its settlement allowing T-Mobile to buy Sprint, according to a motion filed Friday in D.C. federal court, just two days after the agency assailed concerns from critics of the deal over potential harm to consumers.
November 07, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice assailed critics of its deal clearing T-Mobile's purchase of Sprint on Wednesday, telling a D.C. federal judge reviewing the settlement that adequate safeguards exist to ensure the combination doesn't harm consumers.
October 24, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice is pushing back against a bid from a contingent of states that are suing to block the planned merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, telling a D.C. federal court there's no reason to delay its review of a settlement clearing the deal.
October 21, 2019
Colorado on Monday became the second state to drop out of a lawsuit challenging the planned tie-up between Sprint and T-Mobile after cutting a deal that includes coverage promises and the location of Dish Network's new wireless headquarters.
October 10, 2019
More than a dozen states challenging T-Mobile's planned $56 billion Sprint merger are urging a D.C. federal judge to wait until their suit is resolved before deciding on approval of a U.S. Department of Justice settlement with the mobile giants to avoid interfering in the states' case.
October 02, 2019
Florida signaled its approval of the U.S. Department of Justice deal that will allow Sprint and T-Mobile's $56 billion merger to move forward, joining six other states on Wednesday that have already signed on to the agency's settlement with the mobile giants.
July 31, 2019
Developing next-generation wireless technology has dominated the political justifications offered for permitting T-Mobile to buy Sprint in a $56 billion shakeup of the mobile wireless industry, but the U.S. Department of Justice's legal justifications are predictably more focused on propping up Dish as a would-be competitor.
July 26, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice ended months of speculation Friday when it cleared T-Mobile and Sprint's $56 billion merger, while sparking what's likely to be a tumultuous battle of wills with the state attorneys general who have sued to block the tie-up and vowed to fight on.