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Sprint sues to prevent AT&T, T-Mobile merger

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Sprint Nextel Corp. filed suit in federal court Tuesday to block the merger of rivals AT&T and T-Mobile, calling the deal “brazenly anti-competitive.”

The lawsuit comes on the heels of the Justice Department’s surprise decision last week to try and block the deal in court.

The lawsuits from Sprint and DOJ both allege the $39 billion acquisition by AT&T would illegally reduce competition in the wireless market.

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