Sprint's Pursuit of T-Mobile Gets New Hope in Trump's Washington
- FCC chief Pai has signaled openness to national wireless deals
- Commission’s view may steer Justice Department’s response
Sprint, T-Mobile Said to Begin Informal Merger Talks
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SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son’s dream of uniting his Sprint Corp. with T-Mobile US Inc. almost died in Obama’s Washington. Now Trump officials are giving it new life.
The Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department’s antitrust division, which united in batting down a proposed Sprint-T-Mobile merger three years ago, may view the tie-up differently under new leaders chosen by Trump. One has already signaled an openness to such a deal.