FCC releases order approving Sprint, T-Mobile merger, vote was along party lines

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with Sprint logo are seen in front of a screen projection of T-mobile logo, in this picture illustration taken April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Chairman Ajit Pai and two other Republican commissioners voted to approve the deal while two Democratic commissioners voted against it. The FCC commissioners voted earlier this month but the order was not made public until they could cut confidential information and give commissioners time to draft statements.

The lawsuit - against Sprint and its parent company, Softbank Group Corp, and T-Mobile and its parent, Deutsche Telekom AG - argues the deal will lead to higher prices for consumers. A trial date has been set for Dec. 9.

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FCC Officially Approves $26 Billion Sprint/T-Mobile Merger In Party Line VoteOpponents say the move will remove competition and hurt customers. Why does TMobile leave the UK, looks like an old company when I see it because of that. Last I remember they merged with EE then left them. Guess they're ready to leave the US by merging with sprint, then handing the platform to them and leaving.
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FCC Officially Approves $26 Billion Sprint/T-Mobile Merger In Party Line VoteOpponents say the move will remove competition and hurt customers. Why does TMobile leave the UK, looks like an old company when I see it because of that. Last I remember they merged with EE then left them. Guess they're ready to leave the US by merging with sprint, then handing the platform to them and leaving.
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