CPUC Presses Court to Toss MetroPCS Evidence in USF Fee Fight

T-Mobile’s MetroPCS admitted “it failed to disclose documents” sought by the California Public Utilities Commission in discovery, the CPUC told the U.S. District Court of Northern California. The admission came in the carrier’s opposition to a motion to strike MetroPCS evidence, the CPUC wrote Tuesday in reply (case 3:17-cv-05959-JD). “Because MetroPCS failed to comply with its discovery obligations, its newly-filed evidence should be stricken.” MetroPCS referred to the CPUC strike motion last week as “gamesmanship” in the dispute over USF surcharges (see 2304190059).