Cruz not Sold on T-Mobile-Grain Deal
The FCC should only approve the deal with ‘specific, enforceable deployment requirements,’ he wrote in a letter to the agency
The FCC should only approve the deal with ‘specific, enforceable deployment requirements,’ he wrote in a letter to the agency
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2026 – The head of the Senate Commerce Committee isn't sold on T-Mobile’s plan to sell wireless spectrum licenses to investment firm Grain Management.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has “serious concerns” about the deal, he wrote in a Monday letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr.
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