T-Mobile/Sprint urge court for deal approval, states warn of price hikes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of U.S. states suing to block T-Mobile US Inc from merging with Sprint Corp on Wednesday told a federal judge that the deal would raise prices for consumers, while the phone companies pushed back and emphasized they would compete aggressively to push prices down. The states filed a lawsuit in June to block the merger, saying it would harm low-income Americans in particular.T-Mobile and Sprint contend that the merger would enable the combined company to compete more..