T-Mobile, Sprint deal at final major hurdle: State AGs

The $26 billion T-Mobile–Sprint deal faces one last major hurdle as a group of state attorneys general look to block the telecommunications mega-merger in court. “The state attorney general lawsuit has a lot of legal and factual merit,” said Sen Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a former state attorney general who has been critical of the T-Mobile–Sprint deal. “No one can predict what the outcome in courts is going to be, but they have a lot going for them,” he added. The group of 13 attorneys general, along with Washington (DC), are moving forward with their litigation to block the merger, which they officially announced in June — even before the DOJ announced its decision July 26. The attorneys general have not changed their tune following the DOJ decision. On Aug 1, during a status hearing in New York, the states will ask to delay the trial to allow them more time to revise their case to account for the DOJ’s proposal.