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# Black Church Group Supports T-Mobile, UScellular Merger
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/black-church-group-supports-t-mobile-uscellular-merger/
- Published: 2025-01-07T21:14:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T05:59:18.000Z
- Description: Organization believes merger will increase network range and affordability.
- Author: Blake Ledbetter
- Tags: Digital Inclusion, Black Churches, USCellular, T-Mobile, Tmobile, FCC, 5G coverage, Democratic Party, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, Public Knowledge, Jacqui Burton, #with-siderail, #no-flux

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2025 – The Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) [sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission](https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1010620010742/1?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) yesterday stating that it supports the acquisition of UScellular by T-Mobile.

[The proposed merger](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/t-mobile-to-buy-us-cellular-for-4-4-billion/) calls for T-Mobile to buy UScellular’s wireless operations, customers, and 30 percent of its licensed spectrum for $4.4 billion. The company is currently awaiting approval from the FCC for the acquisition after submitting an application [back in September](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/t-mobile-uscellular-pitch-merger-to-fcc/)

In the letter, CNBC President **Jacqui L. Burton** said the transaction came with many public benefits.

She said the deal would “provide a critical opportunity to increase network capacity and create more affordable access to wireless services for cost-conscious consumers.” 

CNBC believes the merger will benefit underserved areas, and will improve equity and social mobility in these communities. 

“The combination of UScellular’s and T-Mobile’s spectrum and network assets will help extend world-class, cutting edge, reliable 5G service and offerings at rates people can afford,” Burton said. 

A few U.S. Senators. including Sens. **Elizabeth Warren**, D-Mass., **Amy Klobuchar**, D-Minn., and **Bernie Sanders**, D-Vt., have previously [voiced their concern](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/democratic-senators-concerned-about-t-mobile-uscellular-merger/) about the merger, believing that the acquisition creates further consolidation in the market and could lead to higher prices in the future.

Public Knowledge, an open internet advocate, has urged [the FCC to block the deal](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/public-interest-groups-want-t-mobile-uscellular-merger-blocked-2/), saying that if the deal were to go through, the agency should adopt strict conditions.