Deutsche Telekom puts sale of T-Mobile US on hold: sources

By Peter Maushagen FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom has put the sale of T-Mobile US on hold to deal with an upcoming auction of radio airwaves, giving potential suitors time to wait for a more favorable political environment toward telecoms mergers, two sources said. T-Mobile US, which is 65.4-percent owned by Deutsche Telekom, has said it could spend up to $10 billion in the auction. Deutsche Telekom, which declined to comment, has been trying to sell the unit for years, hoping to cash in