DOJ Shuts Down Investigation on T-Mobile-UScellular Merger

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The decision came two days after T-Mobile said it was ceasing all DEI practices at the company.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) no longer opposes the merger of T-Mobile and UScellular and has closed its investigation into the matter, the department said in a July 10 statement.

In May last year, the companies had announced an agreement in which T-Mobile would acquire โ€œsubstantially all of UScellularโ€™s wireless operationsโ€ in a $4.4 billion deal, T-Mobile said in a May 28, 2024, statement. The transaction was set to be completed by mid-2025, provided regulatory conditions and other requirements were met.

The DOJ investigated the matter, looking at how it would affect customers and the potential impact of consolidation in the wireless spectrum.

โ€œAfter a thorough investigation, the Antitrust Division determined prudentially not to seek an injunction to prevent T-Mobile from closing on its proposed acquisition of UScellular,โ€ Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater from the DOJโ€™s antitrust division said.

UScellular focuses on rural customers, offering plans and other services that the โ€œBig 3โ€ telecommunications companiesโ€”Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobileโ€”did not offer and which its customers valued, Slater said.

However, the limited regional footprint and unique structural limitations within which UScellular functions led to the company being unable to โ€œkeep up with the escalating cost of capital investments in technology required to compete vigorously in the relevant market,โ€ he added.

If this situation continues, it would lead to a โ€œslow degradationโ€ in network quality for UScellular subscribers, according to Slater.

T-Mobileโ€™s commitment to integrate the two networks to ensure faster data speeds benefits UScellular users, he said.

โ€œAccordingly, the department concluded the loss of the local offerings that UScellular customers value was outweighed by the immediate improvements in network quality promised by this proposed transaction,โ€ Slater said.

The DOJโ€™s decision came two days after T-Mobile sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on July 8, notifying that the company has officially scrapped its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

By Naveen Athrappully

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