US telecoms regulator chair backs T-Mobile, Sprint merger
Parties will require changes to proposed $26bn merger, which is opposed by ltice USA, the fourth largest cable company
20 May 2019 - 16:59
Washington — Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US have won the support of the chair of the US telecommunications regulator but will require a series of changes to their proposed $26bn merger, including selling Sprint’s Boost Mobile cell service. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Ajit Pai said on Monday he will recommend that the other four commissioners vote to approve the merger. A second member of the five-person FCC, commissioner Brendan Carr, a Republican, also said he will vote to approve the deal.
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