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Is the T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Deal in Danger?

Is the T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Deal in Danger?

Although T-Mobile (TMUS) hopes to close its deal to merge with Sprint (S) as early as in the first quarter of 2019, the path isn’t smooth, as the deal continues to face strong resistance. Fearing reduced competition in the wireless market and possible job losses, more than a dozen groups, including labor unions, have recently asked the Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives to hold a hearing on the T-Mobile-Sprint merger deal.