MetroPCS Asks CPUC to Stop Probe During Court Case

The California Public Utilities Commission shouldn’t investigate T-Mobile’s MetroPCS while related litigation is pending at U.S. District Court in San Francisco, the company said in a motion posted Wednesday in docket I.22-04-005. Metro faces up to $230 million in possible fines for failing to remit California USF payments for prepaid phone service, the CPUC said last month (see 2204250049). The court case “is expected to go to trial by early 2023,” Metro said.