The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved two T-Mobile deals that would expand the wireless carrier's network, the commission said on Friday, after the company ended its diversity, equity and inclusion programs under pressure from President Donald Trump's administration.

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 U.S. Department of Justice has cleared T-Mobile US’ $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular’s wireless business, just a day after T-Mobile announced it was

T-Mobile’s proposed U.S. Cellular acquisition clears DOJ review without injunction, signaling a shift in telecom merger policy and accelerating rural 5G growth.

The Department of Justice dropped its antitrust investigation into T-Mobile US’ pending purchase of smaller telecommunications rival UScellular, but warned the deal could mark an anticompetitive turning point for the domestic wireless telecommunications industry.

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.

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