US approves $26bn T-Mobile-Sprint merger

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Settlement put together by DoJ would see a weak fourth player owned by Dish Network - but it will take years for it to build its own infrastructure, if it ever does

Competition in the US mobile market is set to get even slimmer following Department of Justice (DoJ) approval of the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. The two companies are the third ...

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