T-Mobile US has hired the former FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn as an adviser in its ongoing attempt to secure regulatory approval for its planned merger with Sprint. The former Democrat appointee was taken on as a paid adviser, Politico reported. 

Clyburn said in an interview with Cnet that she is helping T-Mobile address digital divide issues. The mobile operator has said the merger will help it roll out its 5G network and better serve rural parts of the US.