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Leading Observers Assess and Criticize T-Mobile “Un-Carrier” Announcements

Last week, T-Mobile announced three new “un-carrier moves,” but the announcements don’t hold up to close scrutiny.

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CWA: FCC 3-2 Vote Approving Anti-Competitive, Job Cutting T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Followed “Fundamentally Flawed Process”

A statement from Debbie Goldman, Research and Telecommunications Policy Director for CWA, reacting to the FCC’s official vote in favor of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger

CWA: Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Remedy Fails Public Interest Standard and DoJ Should Withdraw Consent

In new Tunney Act comments filed today with the DoJ Antitrust Division, CWA assessed the Department’s proposed Final Judgment on the T-Mobile/Sprint merger and the announced divestiture deal with DISH.

5 Reasons Why It’s Been A Rough Week for Backers of the T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

It’s been a rough week for backers of the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger. Below are five reasons and reminders why.

House Hearing Reveals Weakness of T-Mobile and Sprint’s Merger Claims, Opponents Show Merger is Not in the Public Interest

During today’s U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, witnesses raising concerns about the proposed merger offered detailed and extensive documentation and analysis, while merger supporters relied on vague and unsubstantiated claims.

New Report: T-Mobile’s iWireless Takeover Undercuts Claims That T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Would Benefit Rural America

According to a new Communications Workers of America report, Disrupting Rural Wireless, T-Mobile's 2018 acquisition of regional carrier Iowa Wireless ("iWireless") harmed customers, workers, and small business owners, especially in rural parts of Iowa. The iWireless story undercuts T-Mobile's claims that its merger with Sprint would benefit rural America and the small businesses that serve as authorized dealers for T-Mobile and Sprint services.

16 Minnesota Organizations Release Letter Expressing Opposition to Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

A new letter from 16 Minnesota community, advocacy, and civic organizations expresses concern that the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger will harm Minnesota consumers and workers and urges regulators and elected officials to reject the merger as currently structured.

N.Y. Public Service Commission Signs Off on T-Mobile/Sprint Merger, Imposes Job Retention Requirements at CWA's Urging

The Communications Workers of America expressed disappointment at the New York Public Service Commission's decision this week to approve the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, but noted that the union's concerns about likely merger-related job loss were taken into account by the PSC's requirement that the company's direct employment level be preserved at the same level for at least three years after the merger.

ICYMI: How T-Mobile/Sprint Merger and Other “Corporate Monopolies Are Dragging Down Your Paycheck”

A new must-read piece in The Nation by Michelle Chen highlights the details and implications of the recent Economic Policy Institute and Roosevelt Institute report that found that the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint would reduce retail wireless workers’ wages across the country.

CWA on T-Mobile Customer Center Announcement: “Does Not Come Close to Offsetting” 30,000 Lost Jobs from Proposed Merger

The news that T-Mobile is planning to build five domestic customer experience centers if the proposed merger with Sprint is approved represents an attempt to obscure the fact that the merger would be a substantial net job killer for America, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) said today.

Californians Highlight Potential Harm of Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger on Workers and Consumers

Californians expressed their concerns about the impact of the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger at the California Public Utilities Commission’s public participation hearings in Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego. State and local consumer, labor, and community organizations explained that the merger would mean lost jobs and reduced wages for California workers, while increasing prices for California consumers, especially low-income consumers.

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