WASHINGTON, Dec 2 : U.S. wi-fi provider AT&T mentioned in a letter to the U.S. telecoms regulator that it had dedicated to ending range, fairness and inclusion packages, a transfer that comes because it seeks approval from the Trump administration to purchase wi-fi spectrum belongings.
In November 2024, AT&T agreed to purchase some wi-fi spectrum licenses from U.S. Cellular in a $1.02 billion deal that requires approval from the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC below President Donald Trump has required telecom corporations to finish DEI packages as a situation of approving transactions.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr mentioned AT&T’s letter on Tuesday confirmed its dedication introduced earlier this yr to ending DEI-related insurance policies.
AT&T mentioned in its letter it “does not and will not have any roles focused on DEI.”
In July, wi-fi provider T-Mobile US mentioned it was ending its DEI packages because it sought regulatory approval for 2 main offers together with shopping for nearly all of regional provider United States Cellular’s wi-fi operations together with prospects, shops and 30 per cent of its spectrum belongings in a deal valued at $4.4 billion.
The FCC additionally in July authorised a separate transaction by which T-Mobile established a three way partnership with KKR to accumulate web service supplier Metronet, which reaches greater than 2 million properties and companies in 17 states.
The FCC in May authorised Verizon Communications’ $20 billion deal to accumulate fiber-optic web supplier Frontier Communications after Verizon agreed to finish its DEI program.
Carr, a Republican designated by Trump in January as chair, advised Comcast in February he was opening a probe into the NBC News-parent firm’s promotion of DEI packages. In January, Trump issued sweeping government orders to dismantle U.S. authorities DEI packages, and pressured the non-public sector to hitch the initiative.Â