Wireline Bureau Approves T-Mobile/Metronet Deal
The FCC Wireline Bureau last week approved T-Mobile’s buy of a stake in fiber-based provider Metronet as part of a joint venture with investment firm KKR. The proposed deal was announced a year ago (see 2407240020). The approval came after T-Mobile agreed to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs that the Trump administration targeted (see 2507090034).
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“We accept T-Mobile’s commitment to modify its practices as firm and definite, and expect that these changes to eliminate DEI practices will prevent discrimination in the post-transaction company, as consistent with the law and the public interest,” the bureau said. The order noted T-Mobile’s agreement with NATE on concerns that the group has raised about pricing and other issues. T-Mobile agreed to “institute updates to certain practices related to pricing, master service agreements, third party vendors and operational mandates, workforce integrity, and turf vendor models, and to continue constructive dialogue with NATE and its members.”