FCC Preps for T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Review

The Federal Communications Commission has opened a comment docket on the proposed T-Mobile-Sprint merger and signaled the deal is about to be filed with the commission. The two wireless companies announced April 29 that they had struck a deal to merge that valued the combined company at $146 billion (including debt). It is only the latest in a flurry of merger activity, from the approval of the AT&T-Time Warner deal by a federal judge to Comcast's announced play for 21st Century Fox assets.  The FCC has even set up its 180-day shot clock on the proposed T-Mobile-Sprint meld, though it will be on day zero until after the deal is filed, which could come June 18.