The U.S. Justice Department would sue to block the merger of T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. if the parties do not settle next week, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing sources.
In June, a group of U.S. state attorneys general filed suit to block the merger, arguing that the deal would cost consumers more than US$4.5-billion annually.To win over the Justice Department, which is not involved in the lawsuit, T-Mobile and Sprint have agreed to a series of deal concessions, including selling the prepaid brand Boost.
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