FCC shutdown may impact smartphone launches, Sprint/T-Mobile merger

Could the government shutdown delay the launch of the Galaxy S10 as well as a review of the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile?

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Sprint/T-Mobile merger cleared by foreign investment regulator

The Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States has approved the deal and so have a few other government agencies. But it waits on the FCC.

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Sprint/T-Mobile merger pitch to FCC pivots from 5G to competition

Instead of leading the way with 5G coverage, a combined Sprint/T-Mobile carrier would best operate as a more robust counter to AT&T and Verizon.

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Sprint/T-Mobile merger looks on track to close in 2019

The nation's fourth- and third-largest carriers have been preparing to merge for the past several months. Several more and it could happen.

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FCC approves US devices’ access to EU satellites for accurate positioning

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an order yesterday approving the use of Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System in the United States.

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California passes own net neutrality law, Justice Department sues

On the same day Governor Jerry Brown signed the law that restored net neutrality regulations on ISPs, Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed a lawsuit.

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Sprint/T-Mobile merger delays may have been because of new 5G home internet ploy

We also learn that Sprint and T-Mobile are not willing to reliquinsh any of their spectrum or their prepaid carriers to move forward with the merger.

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CWA predicts 28,900 jobs will be lost in T-Mobile merger with Sprint

The labor group claims that many stores will have to close under the combined company and that administrative jobs will be made redundant.

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