T-Mobile-Sprint FCC merger application becomes official

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened its public webpage (see link below) for its approval process on the proposed merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint. T-Mobile and Sprint have now filed official applications seeking FCC approval to transfer control to T-Mobile of the licences and authorisations held by Sprint and its wholly-owned/controlled subsidiaries. T-Mobile and Sprint entered into a definitive agreement on 29 April to merge in an all-stock transaction to create a company 41.7% owned by T-Mobile’s parent Deutsche Telekom (DT, which would have overall control) and 27.4% owned by Sprint parent SoftBank Group Corp, with the remaining 30.9% in free float.