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 backlash against DEI gained steam during the 2024 presidential election but hit a fever pitch when Trump took office. The private sector has rushed to distance itself from the policies it once trumpeted after the president threatened to strip federal contracts from companies that stood by their DEI programs.

T-Mobile is ending DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies in an attempt to obtain the Trump administration's approval for two mergers.

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.

T-Mobile said in a July 8 letter to the FCC that it would end its DEI-related policies "not just in name, but in substance."

Fiber weakness and macro challenges could lead to the wireless network operator underperforming, according to KeyBanc.

Mobile US Inc. has rolled back policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion to appease the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, who has made clear that merger deals won’t be approved without taking such steps.