Despite that, the DOJ said it closed its investigation into the merger and will not ask a court for an injunction to prevent T-Mobile from buying US Cellular assets. US Cellular is being carved up among the three major wireless firms,

The Department of Justice dropped its antitrust investigation into T-Mobile US’ pending purchase of smaller telecommunications rival UScellular, but warned the deal could mark an anticompetitive turning point for the domestic wireless telecommunications industry.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. antitrust enforcers greenlit T-Mobile's $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular on Thursday, saying that while consolidation among cell carriers is concerning, UScellular customers would get more reliable service from the deal.

Three men, who officials believe are in the U.S. illegally, have been arrested after being accused of cutting and stealing copper coaxial lines from a U.S. Cellular antenna site.

The Justice Department won’t challenge T-Mobile US Inc.’s $4.4 billion purchase of US Cellular Corp.’s wireless operations and some of its spectrum assets, despite some concerns about the deal.

The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division said Thursday that it is closing its investigation and will not move to block the deal, originally announced in May 2024, in which T-Mobile ( NASDAQ: TMUS) plans to acquire UScellular’s wireless operations, including its customers, retail stores, and 30% of its spectrum assets.

Mobile’s US$4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular on Thursday, the latest deal blessed by the Trump administration as it takes a softer approach to corporate consolidation than its predecessor. Read more at The Business Times.

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