FCC approves merger of T-Mobile, Sprint on vote split on party lines – sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc's proposed $26.5 billion (20.7 billion pounds) tie-up with Sprint Corp won formal approval from the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday in a vote split along party lines, two sources told Reuters. Chairman Ajit Pai and two Republican commissioners voted to approve the deal while two Democratic commissioners voted against it, the sources said.

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