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Consumer Advocates to FCC: Deny T-Mobile’s Acquisition of UScellular

The $4.4 billion deal includes 4 million customers, 30% of UScellular’s spectrum, and more than 2,000 towers.

Jericho Casper

Jan 30, 2025 — 2 min read

Photo of Nell Geiser, director of research for the Communications Workers of America.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2025 – A coalition of consumer advocacy and labor groups has urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject T-Mobile’s proposed acquisition of UScellular, arguing that the deal is anti-competitive and will harm consumers, workers, and the broader wireless market.

In a filing submitted on Jan. 28, Public Knowledge and other groups called on the FCC to block the deal, stating that it does not meet the public interest standard required for regulatory approval.

The deal, valued at $4.4 billion, includes UScellular's customer base of 4 million users, approximately 30% of its spectrum assets, and rights to more than 2,000 towers.

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