The FCC should reject the Communications Workers of America’s calls...
The FCC should reject the Communications Workers of America’s calls for conditions guarding against job loss if the agency approves the T-Mobile/MetroPCS deal, Deutsche Telekom said in a filing at the commission. T-Mobile, which will absorb MetroPCS, while keeping the…
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brand alive, also signed the filing. “As detailed in the Public Interest Statement, the proposed transaction will generate numerous public interest benefits for customers of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, as well as for wireless consumers as a whole,” said the joint opposition. “The proposed combination will bring together two companies that presently face significant challenges and will create a stronger carrier better positioned to compete effectively against the other ‘nationwide’ carriers as a result of expanded scale, spectrum and financial resources. By maintaining the MetroPCS brand and extending it to new areas, Newco also will be well positioned as the country’s leading value carrier.” CWA was the lone party raising objections to the transaction, though the union didn’t ask that it be rejected, per se (CD Nov 28 p5). If approved, the new company will have “sufficient spectrum to deploy at least 20 x 20 MHz LTE in many areas and will be better able to challenge its larger rivals for premium users,” the filing said.