Back in September, the FCC paused the clock on the 180-day review period for T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger plans and asked for more documentation. Now, after the carriers filed the requested details, the FCC is asking the public to weigh in on the matter.
As spotted by phone Arena, the FCC shared a public notice yesterday that opened up comments on the most recent analysis documents filed by T-Mobile and Sprint related to the merger agreement.
As noted by the FCC, the latest filing includes new data and a “substantial body of new material.”
Due to the changes, comments are open on the new filing until December 4th, 2018 and can be filed electronically or via snail mail. The 180-day clock has been paused at 55 days into the review since September 11th, but will resume once the comment period is closed.
Some progress in favor of the merger deal came two weeks ago as T-Mobile’s parent company voted for the deal as the majority shareholder of the un-carrier.
However, as we’ve previously reported, there are those concerned with the deal, like the Communication Workers of America, that believes the merger would mean 30,000 lost jobs.
CWA believes that the new filing shows a shift in the argument that T-Mobile and Sprint previously made and that the original rhetoric wasn’t “persuasive.” CWA’s Debbie Goldman shared a comment on the latest development.
For their part, T-Mobile and Sprint have shared the benefits they expect to come from a merger on the New T-Mobile website.
