CPUC Tweaks T-Mobile/Sprint Conditions Before Thursday Vote
The California Public Utilities Commission reasserted authority to review T-Mobile/Sprint, while tweaking some conditions the carriers opposed, in a revised proposed decision released Wednesday. Commissioners plan to vote Thursday.
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T-Mobile and Sprint “have California wireless subsidiaries that are public utility telephone corporations under state law, and subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission,” the CPUC said. The agency rejected the carriers’ motion to withdraw their wireline application, plus Sprint’s letter relinquishing its wireline certificate, the two moves the carriers used to lay foundation for closing without California OK.
The CPUC removed specific backup power obligations and requirements that 5G commitments extend to 2030. It added a condition that 93% of California's population has 300 Mbps download speeds in 2024. The agency also tweaked conditions for Lifeline, a Boost pilot program and CalSpeed testing. The companies have completed their deal and made moves to begin integrating in states other than California.