Few Rivals Speak Out Against Sprint, T-Mobile Merger

Dish, saying the deal will drive up prices, is one of few large companies to take a stand

WASHINGTON—If America’s tech and telecom giants have an opinion about T-Mobile US Inc.’s plan to reshape the wireless industry by taking over Sprint Corp., most are keeping it to themselves.

Few large companies have gone on record to back or oppose the roughly $26 billion merger, which would combine the country’s No. 3 and No. 4 carriers. Fewer still are using their lobbying prowess to fight the deal behind the scenes, people familiar with the matter said.

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