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  1. February 05, 2020

    T-Mobile, Sprint Press For Final Decision On DOJ Deal Review

    T-Mobile and Sprint urged a D.C. federal court Tuesday to decide whether it's going to clear the mobile giants' deal with the U.S. Department of Justice that would allow their $56 billion tie-up to move forward.

  2. February 04, 2020

    DOJ Says No New Info Needed In Sprint/T-Mobile Deal Review

    The U.S. Department of Justice railed on a request from challengers of the Sprint and T-Mobile merger settlement that the D.C. federal judge reviewing the deal take into account evidence from a related state-backed challenge, arguing Monday the proposition is "unworkable."

  3. January 30, 2020

    T-Mobile/Sprint Judge Rejects Input From Dish Spectrum Rival

    The D.C. federal judge overseeing a review of the Justice Department's settlement clearing T-Mobile's merger with Sprint has rejected a proposed brief from a company suing the government over preferential treatment Dish Network allegedly received in a spectrum auction.

  4. January 27, 2020

    Dish, 5G Dominate Briefs Staking Out Stands On Sprint Deal

    Economists, industry groups and public advocates submitted a slew of briefs taking predicable positions on the U.S. Department of Justice deal clearing T-Mobile's purchase of Sprint, which conditioned the tie-up on promises from the merging companies to rapidly roll out next-generation wireless technology and on Dish's prospects as a new national wireless competitor.

  5. January 24, 2020

    Dish Spectrum Rival Seeks To Weigh In On Sprint Deal

    A telecom suing the government over preferential treatment Dish Network allegedly received in a spectrum auction wants to weigh in on the separate legal challenge to Sprint and T-Mobile's megamerger, telling a D.C. federal judge that the outcome of the auction case will have bearing on the merger litigation.

  6. January 13, 2020

    Ex-Facebook GC Approved To Monitor Sprint/T-Mobile Merger

    A D.C. federal judge overseeing the government's settlement allowing T-Mobile to buy Sprint has approved the appointment of former Facebook general counsel Theodore W. Ullyot to monitor compliance with the $56 billion deal should it get greenlighted by the court. 

  7. January 10, 2020

    T-Mobile/Sprint Tie-Up Judge Opens Door To Amicus Briefs

    A D.C. federal judge poised to rule on the U.S. Department of Justice's deal approving Sprint and T-Mobile's tie-up on Friday said he would allow outside parties to weigh in on the planned $56 billion merger.

  8. January 09, 2020

    T-Mobile/Sprint Deal Marches On Over States' Objections

    The D.C. federal judge set to rule on the U.S. Department of Justice's deal clearing Sprint and T-Mobile's tie-up has declared that he won't wait for a state-backed challenge to play out before he hands down his decision.

  9. December 10, 2019

    DOJ Taps Ex-Facebook GC To Oversee T-Mobile-Sprint Deal

    The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a D.C. federal court to appoint a former Facebook general counsel to monitor compliance with the agency's settlement clearing the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile with the sale of prepaid businesses and spectrum to Dish.

  10. November 26, 2019

    T-Mobile's Promises To States In Merger Fight Called Hollow

    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.