T-Mobile/Sprint Meet Key FCC Officials on Proposed Deal
T-Mobile and Sprint representatives said they met with various FCC officials on their proposed deal. Among those in the meeting were David Lawrence, director of the T-Mobile/Sprint Transaction Team, and deputy directors Kate Matraves and Charles Mathias. Executives also met…
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with General Counsel Tom Johnson and Wireless Bureau Chief Don Stockdale. The companies asked for expeditious review, said a filing Thursday in docket 18-197. “The parties mostly discussed process and timing issues, but did touch on a few substantive matters in response to questions from FCC staff,” the filing said. “Applicants reviewed some of the major benefits of the transaction as set forth in the Executive Summary of their Public Interest Statement. ... T-Mobile noted that it has a stellar track record in achieving transaction benefits, having met or exceeded projections it made in its applications to acquire MetroPCS.”