Today, the FCC approved the merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS. With the $1.5 billion merger, T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS will share network resources, but will continue to operate for now as separate brands. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said “Today’s action will benefit millions of American consumers and help the U.S. maintain the global leadership in mobile it has regained in recent years.” The deal still has to be approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States since T-Mobile is owned by Germany’s Deutsche Telekom but there should have no problems of the deal being approved.
