Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt shared his satisfaction with the ruling regarding the Sprint/T-Mobile merger.

A federal judge ruled in favor of the companies in a case claiming the merger would violate anti-trust laws.

Schmidt, who approved the merger along with four other states and the Dept. of Justice, welcomed the news and discussed the benefits it will bring to Kansas.

“Today’s judicial decision approving the Sprint/T-Mobile merger despite the objections of several other states is welcome news for Kansas," Schmidt said. "As I said in July when we joined with the U.S. Department of Justice in formally approving the merger subject to several conditions, this will benefit Kansas consumers by increasing competition in our state, expanding quality coverage in many rural areas of Kansas, expediting the deployment of 5G technology for Kansans, and protecting and expanding Kansas jobs. We intend to hold the merged company to its promises of investment in its Kansas network and of maintaining substantial employment at what will become the combined company’s ‘second headquarters’ in Overland Park.”