T-Mobile and Sprint br Merger Worth $26 Billion br Is Approved by Judge Sprint stock prices increased br 76 percent following news that br the merger was approved by a district judge. T-Mobile shares br were up by 10 percent. Attorneys general from more br than a dozen states — including br New York and California — br sought to block the deal. They argued the merger br of the third and fourth largest br U.S. carriers would lead to br increased prices for consumers. Sprint and T-Mobile argued br the merger would them build br a 5G network across the country, and to compete br with Verizon and AT&T, the br number one and two U.S. carriers. The merger between br T-Mobile & Sprint was br approved in July of 2019.