T-Mobile and Sprint win lawsuit and will be allowed to merge

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On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled in favor of the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint.

Last year, a group of state attorneys general sued to block the deal in federal court after it received approval from both the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department. In January, the states argued that shrinking the national wireless carrier pool down from four to three providers would decrease competition and create higher prices for consumers if the deal were approved.

In his decision, Southern District of New York judge Victor Marrero writes, “The court concludes that the proposed merger is not reasonably likely to substantially lessen competition in the” mobile service market and would likely “enhance competition...

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