FCC Approves Windstream/Uniti Merger

The FCC Wireline and Wireless bureaus and the Office of International Affairs have signed off on the transfer of control of Windstream and Uniti Group as part of the two companies' merger, said a public notice Wednesday (docket 24-165). The merger was announced in 2024 and is expected to close in the back half of this year. The FCC said it concluded that the deal wouldn't reduce competition or hurt USF programs.