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State Officials Want to Stop “Megamerger” Between T-Mobile and Sprint

Earlier this week, attorneys general (AG) for nine states and D.C. filed suit to stop the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. Their argument is that the $26 billion deal would decrease competition, create a monopoly and drive up consumer costs.

New York AG Letitia James, AG Xavier Becerra of CA, and other attorneys general say the deal, as it stands, could cost T-Mobile and Sprint customers a minimum of $4.5 billion annually. They claim the merger will also have a ripple effect throughout the wireless market and impact others as well.

“When it comes to corporate power, bigger isn’t always better,” says James said in a published statement,“This is exactly the sort of consumer-harming, job-killing megamerger our antitrust laws were designed to prevent.”

Colorado, Maryland, Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin are also joining New York, the District of Columbia and California in attempting to stop the merger.

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