West Virginia PSC Sets July 27 Deadline in T-Mobile/Sprint Review
A West Virginia administrative law judge must rule by July 27 on T-Mobile's transferring Boost Mobile customers to the Dish Network as part of its proposed Sprint buy, said the West Virginia Public Service Commission. The commission referred docket 19-1230-C-PC…
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to the ALJ division Tuesday. Commission staff recommended OK earlier this month (see 2001100025). Once assigned, the ALJ will set a procedural schedule including a deadline for intervenors to contest the case, a PSC spokesperson told us Wednesday. A contested case would require hearings and briefings, but the proceeding could move faster if there isn’t opposition, and staff’s quick OK recommendation might portend sooner resolution, she said. T-Mobile, which had expected to close the deal early this year, declined comment. T-Mobile needs clearance from two federal courts and the California Public Utilities Commission.