The US Justice Department is seeking a permanent injunction to prohibit the merger. But if the merger does not go ahead as planned, other telecommunications companies may be interested in buying Sprint to get a slice of the lucrative US market. Deutsche Telekom is eagerly trying to position itself as a global telecoms player with a 100bn euro war chest. It was formerly in partnership with Sprint through their international joint venture Global One. France Telecom and Japan's NTT have also been mentioned as potential investors in Sprint, which would also help secure their position as leading global telecommunications companies.
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