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T-Mobile Chief Executive John Legere and Marcelo Claure, executive chairman of Sprint, will be the stars among the six witnesses who testify before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's Antitrust subcommittee. Legere said during a run in Washington on Sunday that he posted on Twitter<\/a> that he was \"really looking forward\" to the hearing.
The agreement to combine the No. 3 and No. 4 U.S. wireless carriers, struck in April, was approved by both companies' shareholders in October and has received national security clearance, but needs approval from the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission.
It had been contemplated several years ago, but officials in President Barack Obama's administration urged the companies to drop the idea, which they did.
The deal is unpopular with some lawmakers. Eight progressive senators signed a letter asking the Trump administration to reject the deal, including presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren.
To win support for the deal, T-Mobile previously said it would not increase prices for three years. Sprint said it hopes to complete the regulatory approval process by the end of June.
The committee said it would examine the deal's potential impact on consumers, workers and the internet.
Lawmakers will likely ask about a report that Legere and other company leaders have spent $195,000 on hotel stays and other expenses at the Trump International Hotel in Washington since the company sought approval for the deal.
Asked on Twitter where he was staying, Legere said, \"Trump Hotel? No. I'm staying at the Willard.\"
The FCC said last week that it had halted the informal 180-day \"shot clock\" on the merger review to give the public more time to comment on significant new information from the companies. It said it expects to resume the \"shot clock,\" at the current Day 122 on April 4.
The deal has run into criticism from unions, consumer advocates and rural operators. The Communications Workers of America has said the deal will eliminate tens of thousands of jobs.
Last month at a congressional hearing, House Democrats raised worries about the deal because the U.S. wireless market has just four main carriers. The industry<\/a> leaders are AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc.
To defend the proposed transaction, Legere pointed to the company's history of aggressive pricing, said it would need 11,000 new employees by 2024 and pledged to building the next generation of wireless, called 5G, without equipment from Huawei<\/a> Technologies Co Ltd or ZTE Corp, two Chinese telecommunications firms distrusted by U.S. national security experts.
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t - mobile公司首席执行官约翰•Legere和Marcelo Claure Sprint的执行董事长,将星星在六个目击者作证众议院司法委员会反垄断委员会。Legere说在周日在华盛顿,他贴在运行推特真的,他“期待”的听证会。
协议将3号和4号美国无线运营商,在4月,批准了两家公司的股东在10月份收到了国家安全间隙,但需要司法部和联邦通信委员会的批准。
这几年前被考虑,但奥巴马政府官员敦促公司放弃这个想法,他们做到了。
一些立法者的交易是不受欢迎的。八个进步参议员联名致信要求胜过政府反对这笔交易,包括总统候选人伯尼•桑德斯,艾米•克劳布查和伊丽莎白·沃伦。
赢得支持这笔交易,t - mobile此前表示,将不会增加价格三年了。Sprint表示,希望能在6月底完成监管审批过程。
该委员会表示,它将检查交易对消费者的潜在影响,工人和互联网。
国会议员可能会询问Legere和其他公司领导报告花了195000美元在酒店和其他费用在华盛顿的特朗普国际酒店公司自寻求对这宗交易的批准。
在Twitter上问他在哪里住,Legere说,“特朗普酒店吗?不。我住在威拉德。”
联邦通信委员会上周表示,它已停止了非正式的180天“计时器”合并审查置评给公众更多的时间从公司重要的新信息。它表示,预计恢复“计时器”,在当前日期122年4月4日。
这笔交易陷入批评工会,消费者权益保护者和农村运营商。美国通讯工人称,该交易将裁员数万人。
上个月,众议院民主党在国会听证会上提出交易的担忧,因为美国无线市场刚刚四个主要运营商。的行业领导者是美国电话电报公司和Verizon通讯公司。
保卫拟议的交易,Legere指出了公司历史上的激进的定价策略,表示,到2024年将需要11000名新员工,并承诺建设下一代的无线,称为5克,没有设备华为技术有限公司和中兴通讯公司,两家中国电信公司不信任美国国家安全专家。
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