With Anti-DEI Commitments in Hand, FCC Approves AT&T-UScellular Spectrum Sale

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission approved Wednesday AT&T’s $1 billion purchase of spectrum from UScellular.

The approval came two days after AT&T sent the agency a letter committing to ending various diversity initiatives, something FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has made clear is a requisite for getting transactions cleared. Carr posted the letter on X Tuesday.

“We accept AT&T’s commitments as firm and definite, and expect that these changes will prevent DEI discrimination in the post-transaction company, as consistent with the law and the public interest,” the FCC wrote in its order blessing AT&T’s spectrum purchase.