Sprint-T-Mobile deal faces tough path through Trump's Washington

Sprint and T-Mobile have complementary wireless spectrum that may be a strategic advantage as the companies build a 5G network

A Sprint Corp merger with T-Mobile US Inc was firmly rebuffed by antitrust officials in Washington four years ago. Winning them over this time won’t be easy, even with a new administration in power.

The deal would combine two of the four biggest wireless carriers in the US, setting the stage for an in-depth investigation by the Justice Department into whether the tie-up would harm competition in the industry. In 2014, when the department’s antitrust division last looked at the deal, the answer was: Don’t even try.

“I find it hard, given the history, to see the DOJ not challenge