FCC’s T-Mobile-Sprint Sign-off Facing Union Challenge (1)

The Communications Workers of America is suing to block the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of T-Mobile US Inc.'s takeover of Sprint Corp. in a Washington federal appeals court.

The FCC exceeded its statutory authority in approving the deal, the union alleged in its Dec. 5 lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The lawsuit is a new legal hurdle for the merger, which is already being challenged by a group of states alleging antitrust violations.

The FCC’s approval order violates the U.S. Constitution, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and the Communications Act of 1934, ...