FCC votes 3-2 in favor of T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint

that it has approved the $26.5 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. Because of the promises that T-Mobile made earlier in the year when FCC approval of the deal was questionable, the five-member commission voted 3-2 along party lines to allow the merger to take place. The agency is made up of three Republicans and two Democrats. The Republicans were happy about the outcome with FCC chairman Ajit Pai, a Trump appointee, stating that "In particular, the transaction will help secure United States leadership in 5G, close the digital divide in rural America, and enhance competition in the broadband ...

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