Justice Department says that the T-Mobile-Sprint merger should be blocked

[Jacob Siegal]

Just days after the FCC came out in favor of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger that has been brewing for the past several years, the U.S. Department of Justice has thrown a wrench in the works. Sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters that the Antitrust Division of the DOJ has recommended that the agency file suit in order to block T-Mobile's proposed $26 billion merger deal with Sprint, setting up a potential clash between the DOJ and the FCC.

As Reuters notes, the decision on whether or not to follow through with the Antitrust Division's recommendation lies in the hands of political appointees within the department and should be made in about a month.

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