The Greenlining Institute, which represents the interests of minorities, raised...
The Greenlining Institute, which represents the interests of minorities, raised questions during a series of meetings at the FCC about Deutsche Telekom’s proposal to buy MetroPCS and merge the company with T-Mobile USA. General Counsel Samuel Kang met with commissioners…
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Mignon Clyburn, Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel, as well as Erin McGrath, aide to Commissioner Robert McDowell, according to an ex parte filing at the FCC (http://xrl.us/bodwmg). Kang discussed: “(1) the potential harms to competition in the market for low-cost wireless services, (2) the new company’s incentives to eliminate the MetroPCS brand, and the resultant harms to low-income communities and communities of color, (3) the new company’s ability to compete against AT&T and Verizon and (4) the potential harms to the deployment of advanced services, diversity of spectrum holdings, and jobs,” the filing said.