T-Mobile's planned $4.4 billion acquisition of substantial UScellular assets has been approved by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Approval from the DOJ came a day after T-Mobile agreed to end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.

The Federal Communications Commission cleared T-Mobile US Inc. to acquire much of the wireless business of US Cellular Corp and some of its network infrastructure.

U.S. antitrust enforcers greenlit T-Mobile's $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular on Thursday, the latest deal blessed by the Trump administration as it takes a softer approach to corporate consolidation than its predecessor.