{"id":647977,"date":"2013-03-21T07:58:23","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T11:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=622734"},"modified":"2013-03-21T07:58:23","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T11:58:23","slug":"t-mobile-metropcs-merger-now-all-thats-left-is-shareholder-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/647977","title":{"rendered":"T-Mobile-MetroPCS merger: Now all that\u2019s left is shareholder approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

The MetroPCS-T-Mobile USA merger has cleared its final regulatory hurdle, leaving just MetroPCS shareholder approval standing in the way of completion.<\/p>\n

That final piece of regulatory approval came from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which, according to a statement<\/a>, told the two operators on Wednesday that “there are no unresolved national security concerns with respect to the transaction and that [the committee] has therefore concluded its review”.<\/p>\n

The merger has already sailed through other regulatory pitstops, first the Justice Department<\/a> then the FCC<\/a> (without the commission even seeing the need to hold a vote). Some institutional MetroPCS shareholders<\/a> oppose the deal, however, so it’s still not a sure thing \u2013 we will see the final outcome after a MetroPCS board meeting on 12 April.<\/p>\n

If the merger goes ahead, Deutsche Telekom will hold a 74 percent stake in the combined company. It is therefore unsurprising that incoming Deutsche Telekom CEO Timotheus H\u00f6ttges<\/a> would become chairman of the board, as MetroPCS revealed<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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