INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Update: Shortly after this article was published, the Department of Justice announced that it has closed its investigation into the
T-Mobile/US Cellular deal and will not try to stop the merger
The FCC had not yet announced its own approval of the merger.In March, T-Mobile obtained FCC approval for a joint venture to acquire fiber
That happened one day after T-Mobile sent Carr a letter saying it "is fully committed to identifying and rooting out any policies and
practices that enable such discrimination, whether in fulfillment of DEI or any other purpose," and was thus "conducting a comprehensive
review of its DEI policies, programs, and activities."This week's letter described the results of that internal review
"First, the handful of T-Mobile employees who focused on diversity and inclusion will be redirected within Human Resources to focus on
employee culture and engagement," Nelson wrote in the letter to Carr
"As a result, T-Mobile will no longer have any individual roles or teams focused on DEI
T-Mobile is also removing any references to DEI on its websites and will ensure that company websites and future communications do not have
any references to DEI or 'diversity, equity, and inclusion,' and are consistent with T-Mobile's commitment to promote nondiscrimination and
equal employment opportunity."T-Mobile said it hires "the best person for the job" without favoring one demographic group over another and
does not use "hiring quotas, goals, or percentages based on race, sex, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics." T-Mobile
also said it removed all DEI references from employee training materials "and will ensure that all future training materials are focused on
achieving the company's core business objectives and anti-discrimination instruction, without reference to separate DEI objectives."
