FCC Establishes Pleading Cycle on T-Mobile/Sprint as Sprint Sets Quarterly Call
The FCC set the pleading cycle on T-Mobile’s proposed buy of Sprint in an order released Wednesday. Petitions to deny are due Aug. 27, oppositions Sept. 17 and replies Oct. 9, in docket 18-197. The two filed a 678-page public…
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interest statement supporting the deal a month ago (see 1806190062). They likely face a tough road to regulatory approval (see 1807170041). The FCC said preliminary review of the applicants’ submitted data indicates that “in counties in which there is geographical overlap, New T-Mobile would hold a maximum of 361.7 megahertz of spectrum.” Sprint will hold its quarterly results call Aug. 1 at 8:30 a.m. EDT, the carrier said separately Wednesday.