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Vice Motherboard: Against All Common Sense, FCC Approves T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

The FCC today finalized its approval of T-Mobile’s $26 billion dollar merger with Sprint, a megadeal that most objective data suggests will result in higher prices, fewer jobs, and even worse service from one of the most disliked industries in America. In its finalized order confirming a 3-2 vote along partisan lines,…

Posted on November 5, 2019November 6, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Tech Crunch: FCC approves T-Mobile/Sprint merger despite serious concerns

The FCC has given its stamp of approval to T-Mobile and Sprint’s proposed merger, saying the deal will “enhance competition” and hasten 5G deployment. Those opposed say the merger defies common sense, creating a triumvirate of mobile giants that will “divide up the market, increase prices, and compete only for the most lucrative customers.”…

Posted on November 5, 2019November 6, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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NBC News: AT&T will pay $60 million over U.S. allegations it lied in ‘unlimited data’ pledge

AT&T will pay $60 million to resolve U.S. allegations it misled millions of smartphone customers by charging them for "unlimited" data plans but reducing data speeds if they used too much, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Wednesday. As part of the settlement of the 2014 complaint, AT&T is…

Posted on November 5, 2019November 6, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Tech Dirt: FCC Approved T-Mobile Sprint Merger Without Even Seeing the Full Details

Surprising nobody, the Ajit Pai FCC last week approved T-Mobile's $26 billion merger with Sprint. The approval comes despite that fact that antitrust experts, consumer advocates, and a long list of others have pointed out the deal will reduce wireless sector competition by 25%, inevitably driving up costs and reducing the quality…

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Smart Cities Dive: FCC approves T-Mobile, Sprint merger

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile by a 3-2 margin. Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Geoffrey Starks voted against the plan, while Commissioners Brendan Carr and Michael O'Rielly joined Chair Ajit Pai in voting for it. The FCC is set to release an official order approving the deal soon.…

Posted on October 18, 2019October 22, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Raw Story: Critics warn ‘consumers will pay the price’ after GOP-controlled FCC approves T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

Consumers advocates called out Republicans on the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday for a party-line vote approving a “blatantly anti-competitive” proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the United States. Pai formalized his support for the $26.5 billion merger in August, with a statement that emphasized its…

Posted on October 17, 2019October 18, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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TelecomTV: FCC slated after party-line vote to OK T-Mobile-Sprint

The US Federal Communications Commission is feeling the heat after a vote along party lines resulted in a 3:2 majority approval for the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. The result should come as no surprise. FCC chairman Ajit Pai and his two fellow Republican commissioners said in May that the watchdog should wave through the…

Posted on October 17, 2019October 18, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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The Hill: FCC approves T-Mobile-Sprint merger

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday voted along party lines to approve the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the final move needed for the deal to secure the U.S. government's full blessing. Two sources familiar confirmed to The Hill that the merger has been approved, with the three Republicans on the commission voting…

Posted on October 16, 2019October 17, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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The Hill: Ex-FCC counselor calls for federal consumer privacy law

Consumer advocate Gigi Sohn is calling on the federal government to pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law, warning that lack of such a protection can lead to economic or even physical harm. “Every state has privacy laws but there isn’t a comprehensive consumer privacy law that particularly deals with online privacy,” Sohn,…

Posted on October 3, 2019October 4, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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The Hill: Obama-era FCC counsel rips Yang proposal to treat data as personal property

A former counselor to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman under President Obama on Thursday criticized Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang’s proposal to turn data into a property right, warning that such a move would lead to a deluge of lawsuits and create a "huge mess." “It’s impractical and I also…