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Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfth Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: WT Docket No. 18-197, Applications of T-Mobile US, Inc. and Sprint Corporation for Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations Dear Ms. Dortch, Enclosed please find the comments and petition signatures of 6,000+ Free Press members telling the Federal Communications Commission to reject the T-Mobile/Sprint merger. The petition reads: To the Federal Communications Commission: The proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint would be disastrous for the millions of people who rely on mobile broadband for access to health care, education, employment, news and much more. This deal would be especially harmful for low-income people and communities of color — expanding the digital divide that Chairman Ajit Pai has repeatedly said he wants to eliminate. We’re calling on you to reject this merger. Protect affordability and access by promoting healthy competition between mobile providers. Our futures depend on it. We urge the FCC to listen to communities and block this despicable deal. Best, Candace Clement Campaign Director Free Press Free Press NO NO NO monopoly is not good for consumers! —David Allen Longsmith, brattleboro, VT Monopolies = No competition —Velda R Smith, Sun Lakes, AZ We need more competition, not fewer providers. —Mr. Brett A Greisen, NY, NY Dear FCC , consolidation in the telecom industry has already made the industry quite uncompetitive and led to prices for services being raised thereby excluding a large chunk of the population from having decent internet services . If this merger is allowed to pass through this will raise prices even further and make services even more expensive for the public at large. This merger is not in the interest of the general public. Therefore i request that you block this merger from coming to fruition —Akschith Bhagvatula, Greenville, SC The American people run this country! stop giving the power to corporations! —Alex Chopivsky, Reston, VA We have the right to freedom of speech. You shouldn’t be able to take that away from us for your benefit —Kaylee Fermoile, Wildomar, CA Stop TMobile and Sprint from merging, competition is needed to keep prices fair for consumers. —Peter Brickey, Las Vegas, NV With telecommunications more & more crucial in people's daily lives, it is imperative that there be ease of access, affordability & protection from data mining. Allowing a mega-corporation to develop (T-Mobile/Sprint) & monopolizing thsi essential service is the opposite of what is needed now. —Joanne Oleksiak, Cherry Hill, NJ If you support capitalism as the basis of America's economy, one must recognize that competition is critical to a healthy economy. When mergers are considered, approving them should be based on whether that merger serves the interests of both citizens and the market sector's overall welfare. The consolidation we're seeing in the telecom, internet and other media outlets may be economically advantageous to any two organizations while being significantly worse for their customers. I see no benefit whatsoever for this merger to the general public and this is crux of your choice. What's more important in terms of the FCC's mission- more profit for the two entities and their shareholders or more service choices for the vast majority of American consumers. Keep in mind that your decisions should be lean towards delivering the most benefit to the largest segment of the public. —Eugene Gouss, Tuxedo Park, NY You are bringing the Bible's predictions to reality, STOP BEING DEMONIC !!! —Jeff Cotterman, Las Vegas, NV T-mobile and Sprint are good companies, as long as they remain rivals. If they merge, they will become a monster. Monsters are bad for the marketplace and bad for consumers / citizens. Monsters eat up human rights. —Ann Tattersall, Eugene, OR We need more competition - not less! —Timothy Carpenter, Morrisville, PA Free Press No more mergers reject all sprint and t mobile mergers reject all cable mergers —Marvin T martian, Pasadena, CA help —Mario Ruiz, Frisco, TX I'm a heavy believer in free enterprise and competition. It has been obvious that we need at least four major carriers. Don't let this slip through or else we'll all pay. —Nathan Barnett, Drew, MS No no no —Gary Ellis, Beaumont, CA Less concentration, greater choice. —Richard D Hovey, Eastpointe, MI This is like a bad recurring dream. Mergers always lead to less competition not more. Combining Sprint and T-Mobile will harm consumer choice. It was because of competition from Sprint and TMobile that AT&T and Verizon were forced to bring back unlimited data plans after abandoning them earlier. Under the Obama Administration the Justice Department and FCC made the right call to protect consumers and promote competition enforcing antitrust laws. This should not be political. The previous administration even blocked the AT&T TMobile merger from hell that would have created a Ma Cell. Then they stopped Sprint from trying to acquire or merge with TMobile. Having a choice of AT&T, Verizon, Sprint or TMobile is good for consumers. The only people interested in mergers want to monopolize the wireless market. Wall Street is in favor of this deal and the executives of these companies but it’s bad for consumers. Sprint and TMobile are hoping regulators will look the other way this time because of the recent change in administrations, thinking under President Trump mergers may be allowed. Please put consumers first. Block this deal or put so many onerous conditions on the deal including certain divestitures to make the deal no longer worth pursuing. —Maneesh Pangasa, Tucson, AZ Screw the fcc —Trever Miller, Herscher, IL Tell the FCC to Reject the Dangerous T-Mobile/Sprint Merger at all! —Johnathan Allen Carter, San Antonio, TX Thank you. —Cleo Stamatos, Baltimore, MD Federal Communications Commission wants you to control about Sprint and T Mobile to reject the Dangerous Merger. The T Mobile and Sprint for Internet and Phone communications wants you to call him back about people. This has got to stop. Thank you very much. —Maxwell Bogie, Livermore, CA I Want púas —Luis, Glenwood Springs, CO Please don't do this. —Gabi Heaton, Salt Lake City, UT Free Press informasilebih jelas —Yervina, Palu, CA end monopolies, stop this one from going further! —Bifersen, Schenectady, NY Already there is no reliable internet or celphone coverage in this very dense and trendy part of LA. Why make things worse —Marsha Steinberg, Los Angeles, CA These are our lives that shouldn’t be controlled by others !!! —Jacqueline, Lewisville, TX Ajit Pai does not think about the consumer and needs to be under review for receiving bribes and fraud. —Scott Walkley, Barton, NY More providers means more options and better prices. Fewer is worse for everyone. —Marshall Winslow, Richardson, TX I stand with rejecting this merger to continue to allow a healthy competition between mobile providers and allow the lower class and communities of color access to the internet to use for necessary and desired use. —Heather Mosley, Imperial Beach, CA The FCC is merger crazy and we want it to stop! —Adrian Zupp, Cambridge, MA Monopolies were made illegal in the 19th century. I do believe the Sherman antitrust bill is still on the books. Government should do its job: enforce the law AND protect our protect our right to free speech--which is guaranteed in the Constitution. —Madelyn Roesch, Woodhaven, NY I think we should keep things how they are I think so because my school uses social media to post activities happening around school without that I wouldn’t know about these things —Katelynn Powell, Fort Wayne, IN Leave the internet alone Please —Sarah Baum, Spokane, WA The internet belongs to the people, not Ajit Pai! —Jesse Horn, Davenport, IA Please support sustaining, or, if you like, reviving our Democracy by implementing the Antitrust Act and deny this horrendous merger. Thank you. —Jan Stautz-Hamlin, Clearwater, FL Please do not let this merger go through. Think of the future: The future of our country, and how you will be remembered. —David Steele, Signal Hill, CA Free Press Last December's FCC vote to destroy the Net Neutrality protections cannot stand. I’m calling on you to work with your colleagues to use the Congressional Review Act to pass a "resolution of disapproval" reversing the FCC's vote. The FCC's December decision willfully ignored the outcry of tens of millions of people, and it abdicated the FCC's responsibility to protect the internet from ISP blocking and discrimination. The FCC has injured our economy and free speech in just one action, all without so much as a single public hearing. We need me —Setupa Ajan, , I just signed up for T-Mobile's pay as you go plan a week ago. It's only $3 a month, which as a university student is a price I can actually afford. This was the only affordable plan I could find. Verizon, AT&T, TracFone, and Straight Talk all only have more expensive plans outside my price range. —Joseph Hoehn, Laconia, NH Dont allow them to do this please. —Erick Ramos, Brooklyn, NY Don’t take away our rights! —Ashlyn Hicks, League City, TX This is a great threat to education. Research is done on the internet by all students, whether high school or college. Our American freedoms are being attacked by the republican agenda, which takes courage from their hateful leader, Trump. Republicans, regain your dignity! Show some degree of concern for American principles. —Terry Murphy, Oxnard, CA Reject that Dangerous T-Mobile/Sprint Merger —Robert SMOLLINGER, Bethlehem, PA This is going to ruin a lot of people’s life’s especially for people that are creating app and websites because they need net neutrality to make sure they have equal speed and opportunities that everyone else had —Austin Towler, Fairview, TN United States of America is very Cruel Country.