On September 11, 2025, the FCC released a Consent Decree with T-Mobile US, Inc. (“T-Mobile”) formally resolving an investigation into whether T-Mobile violated section 302 of the Communications Act of 1934 and parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules, specifically concerning the import, marketing, and sale of its REVVL 7 PRO 5G smartphone. The
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice and the states of Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota brought a civil antitrust suit opposing the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. According to the lawsuit, consolidating nationwide carriers from four to three would reduce competition to an unacceptable degree, ultimately harming consumers. To resolve the complaint,
In an article in The Wall Street Journal, Shayndi Raice and Thomas Catan highlight that FCC and DoJ approvals of the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile transaction are far from certain. Recent FCC reports and decisions adverse to AT&T (as well as Verizon Wireless) signal the FCC will review the transaction with healthy skepticism. And, as noted by
As widely reported, AT&T and Deutsche Telekom AG have entered into an agreement under which AT&T will acquire T-Mobile USA in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $39 billion. Countless critiques and assessments of the deal have been published. The FCC recently set the pleading schedule in connection with its review of the