New York drops fight against T-Mobile-Sprint merger

New York on Sunday dropped its fight against the $40 billion merger of U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Incand Sprint Corp , saying the state would not appeal a judge's approval of the deal.New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office would end the court challenge to the 2018 merger agreement between the third- and fourth-largest U.S. wireless carriers.New York, California and other states had challenged it on antitrust grounds, saying it would drive up prices for consumers.