T-Mobile, Sprint Head to Court to Defend Merger

T-Mobile and Sprint are preparing to defend their merger against a coalition of 13 states and the District of Columbia, who argue the carrier combination will hurt competition

An unprecedented trial challenging the merger of T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. that starts Monday will test the federal government’s dominant role in deciding whether corporate rivals can join forces.

A coalition of 13 states and the District of Columbia, all led by Democratic attorneys general, are suing to block the $26 billion plan to merge the country’s third- and fourth-largest carriers by cellphone subscribers into a nationwide heavyweight rivaling Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc.

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