T-Mobile is backtracking on its promise to create 1,000 new jobs at a customer service center to be built in Kingsburg, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. On Tuesday, T-Mobile said in a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission that the COVID-19 crisis “makes the imposition of a mandate to create additional...
T-Mobile Commits to Opening Kingsburg Call Center Under Lawsuit Settlement
Kingburg will get a promised T-Mobile call center, bringing approximately new 1,000 jobs, under a settlement announced today by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. The settlement resolves the state’s legal challenge to the company’s $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint., which it argued was unlawful and would lead to reduced competition and increased prices for consumers....
Kingsburg Optimistic That 1,000 Job Employer Will Come
Kingsburg's top administrator is hoping Tuesday's decision in a federal lawsuit will now allow a promised 1,000 employee call center to move forward in his community. "I feel better today than I did last week," Kingsburg City Manager Alexander Henderson said. "Hopefully, we're getting to some final resolution." Listen to...
Judge Clears Major Hurdle in T-Mobile's $26.5B Sprint Bid
NEW YORK — A federal judge has cleared a major path to T-Mobile's $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, as he rejected claims by more than a dozen states that the deal would mean less competition and higher phone bills. Though the deal still needs a few more approvals, T-Mobile expects...
California Among States Looking to Head Off T-Mobile-Sprint Deal in Court
NEW YORK — A high-drama telecom deal is heading to court. T-Mobile, in its attempt to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, has already notched approvals from key federal regulators. Now it must convince a federal judge that attorneys general from California and 13 other states suing to stop the deal are wrong....
T-Mobile Merger Is a Great Thing for Valley: Autry
A recent opinion piece in the San Jose Mercury News argued the merger of T-Mobile with Sprint would lead to less accountability from telecommunications firms, and it would be bad for consumers. It was my distinct honor to serve as mayor of Fresno for eight years and now, as a private...
Justice Department OKs T-Mobile's $26.5B Sprint Deal
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators are approving T-Mobile's $26.5 billion takeover of rival Sprint, despite fears of higher prices and job cuts. Friday's approval by the Justice Department and five state attorneys general comes after Sprint and T-Mobile agreed to conditions that would set up satellite-TV provider Dish as a fourth...
Robocalls Slammed My Phone. Are the Big Carriers Fighting This?
The phone tone warbled on my trusty, two-year-old Android. I looked at the screen. It wasn't a familiar number, but had Fresno's 559 area code. I accepted the call. A robotic, male voice began to alert me that my Social Security number had been suspended because of suspicious activity. Oh,...