Economy Apr 01 Sprint and T-Mobile merge, creating new wireless giant By Tali Arbel, Associated Press
Economy Mar 11 California AG drops challenge to T-Mobile-Sprint merger This brings the companies closer to creating a new wireless giant on par with AT&T and Verizon in size. By Tali Arbel, Associated Press
Making Sen$e Feb 12 How the T-Mobile-Sprint merger could increase inequality Research suggests the U.S. could begin to rein in its yawning wealth gap by vigorously cracking down on anti-competitive behavior in the marketplace. By Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, The Conversation
World Feb 11 Watch 7:02 News Wrap: Thousands of Palestinians protest Trump’s Middle East peace plan In our news wrap Tuesday, thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in the West Bank and Gaza to protest President Trump’s Middle East peace plan. Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, condemned the proposal to the United Nations…
Economy Feb 11 Federal judge clears way for T-Mobile’s takeover of Sprint Once that happens, the number of major U.S. wireless companies would shrink from four to three. By Tali Arbel, Associated Press
Jun 11 States sue to stop $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger By Tali Arbel, Mae Anderson, Associated Press The group of state attorneys general who filed the federal lawsuit said the promised benefits, such as better networks in rural areas and faster service overall, cannot be verified, while eliminating a major wireless company will immediately harm consumers. Continue reading
May 20 FCC chairman backs T-Mobile-Sprint deal in key endorsement Ajit Pai said he agreed to back the deal because the two companies had promised the government they would take steps to expand mobile internet access in rural areas and help the rollout of 5G. Continue reading
Feb 13 Democrats question pledges in $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint deal By Marcy Gordon, Tali Arbel, Associated Press Although T-Mobile says it won't raise prices for three years, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he isn't sure that Trump administration regulators are willing to hold T-Mobile to that promise. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: Trump touts jobs coming to the U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced new jobs coming to the U.S. from telecom giant Sprint and satellite firm OneWeb. Speaking late in the afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Mr. Trump said it’s all part of a… Continue watching
Dec 06 Japanese mogul pledges $50 billion U.S. investment after meeting with Trump By Josh Boak and Tali Arbel, Associated Press After meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday, Japanese tech billionaire Masayoshi Son said he will invest $50 billion in the United States and would “commit” to creating 50,000 new jobs. Continue reading