Proposed T-Mobile, UScellular divestiture sales are 'anticompetitive,' deal critics say
( April 25, 2025, 15:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Opponents of T-Mobile's proposed acquisition of UScellular and divestiture transactions related to that deal told the US Federal Communications Commission that the dealmakers' proposed merger remedy will not resolve antitrust concerns. "This sale divests the majority of the spectrum that UScellular has to the three top market competitors and gives these three major carriers a boost in a market that covers 12 percent of the country," the merger's critics wrote to the FCC. "Propelling only the top three competitors while eliminating a smaller competitor is an anti-competitive move that will harm the market and raise prices for consumers for years to come."See attached document. ...
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