T-Mobile and Sprint finally found FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's Price [telecom]

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The way to Ajit Pai's heart, apparently, is through rural broadband.

The Federal Communications Commission chairman, an eager deregulator who leads the panel's Republican majority, announced Monday morning that T-Mobile and Sprint have promised even greater public benefits if their merger is allowed to proceed. Those steps were enough to satisfy Pai, which probably means the merger won't be blocked by the FCC - the commission's Republicans have moved in sync with Pai.