Calif. PUC Rejects T-Mobile/Sprint Conditions Compliance Petition
The California Public Utilities Commission has rejected the Center for Accessible Technology's (CFAT) petition seeking an examination of diversity-related conditions in T-Mobile's purchase of Sprint. In a decision last week, CPUC said that while it was denying the petition, it…
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has ways of monitoring and ensuring compliance with the merger approval terms. The CPUC's 2020 approval of the deal included the requirement that the combined company "strive to achieve and maintain a diverse board of directors that includes substantial representation by people of color" and that it increase the diversity of its California workforce and its suppliers. The CPUC said the center's April petition didn't provide any specifics about how its interests are affected by T-Mobile’s alleged noncompliance, but it can talk to the CPUC about the compliance monitor's work to make sure T-Mobile is in compliance.