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T-Mobile Drops DEI to Get Deals Approved by FCC

Apr 1, 2025, 5:26 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social

The FCC has approved T-Mobile's deal to effectively acquire fiber-to-the-home provider Lumos. New FCC chair Brendan Carr has publicly threatened to block merger & acquisition deals in telecom with companies that promote DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), and opened official FCC probes into DEI programs at both Comcast and Verizon. As recently as March 26th, T-Mobile had a dedicated Diversity and Inclusion page on its public web site; that has now been taken down. On March 27th, Mark Nelson, T-Mobile EVP and General Counsel, sent a letter to the FCC saying "T-Mobile is conducting a comprehensive review of its DEI policies, programs, and activities." The next day, March 28th, the FCC approved the Lumos deal. T-Mobile and AT&T are also working to gain FCC approval for buying up various parts of US Cellular.

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rwalford79

Apr 1, 2025, 8:41 PM

GROSS

Disgusting what lows people will go to just for a useless merger.

gloopey1

What's disgusting is that DEI was ever a thing. A prospective hire should be considered for a job on the basis of merit only, not because he or she checks off boxes that satisfy some artificial system of so-called fairness.

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