Top T-Mobile Execs Speak With FCC Commissioners on Sprint Deal

Top executives at T-Mobile spoke with all five FCC commissioners on their proposed buy of Sprint, in calls through Monday. CEO John Legere spoke with Chairman Ajit Pai and his Republican colleagues, President Michael Sievert with the Democrats. The executives “referenced the draft order on circulation and urged the Commission to move expeditiously to approve the license transfers and recognize the many benefits flowing from the transaction that the Applicants have detailed in the record,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 18-197. “They noted that they are eager to get started standing up New T-Mobile and building its world-leading 5G network. They also stressed that there was no need for an additional round of comments.” Pai last week circulated a draft order that would approve the deal (see 1908140052).