US EditionT-Mobile ending DEI programs as it seeks US FCC approval for 2 deals
UNITED STATES, JUL 11 – T-Mobile ended all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to comply with Federal Communications Commission demands while seeking approval for $4.4 billion US Cellular acquisition and Metronet joint venture.
- On Wednesday, T-Mobile announced it is ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs while seeking Federal Communications Commission approval for two major deals in the U.S.
- This decision follows President Donald Trump's January 22 executive order terminating federal DEI programs and FCC Chair Brendan Carr's stance to block transactions involving companies with DEI policies.
- T-Mobile sent a letter to FCC Chair Carr affirming it will no longer have employees overseeing DEI initiatives, has removed DEI references from websites and training, and reassigned such workers internally.
- The company stated it hires based on skills, aptitude, and growth, and that future communications will avoid mentioning DEI, while Carr welcomed this as a positive step for equal opportunity, but FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez criticized it as a cynical move.
- T-Mobile aims to complete $4.4 billion and $4.9 billion acquisitions pending FCC approval, and this move may signal a broader corporate trend to end DEI policies amid regulatory scrutiny under the Trump administration.
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