FCC waives rules for T-Mobile and Sprint related to 5G spectrum auction

T-Mobile and Sprint are still waiting to close on the $26.5 billion merger that was announced on April 29th, 2018. The deal is awaiting a vote by the FCC (which seems in the bag, as we've recently pointed out) and a verdict from a trial that will start on December 9th. The suit, filed by attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia, seeks to block the transaction. T-Mobile and Sprint have had preliminary settlement talks with the plaintiffs but both sides were said to be miles apart.

Even though the merger still has a couple of hurdles to clear before ...

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