WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) -

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved two

T-Mobile deals that would expand the wireless carrier's

network, the commission said on Friday, after the company ended

its diversity, equity and inclusion programs under pressure from

President Donald Trump's administration.

T-Mobile was allowed to buy almost all of regional

carrier United States Cellular's ( USM ) wireless operations including

customers, stores and 30% of its spectrum assets in a deal

valued at $4.4 billion.

In a separate transaction, T-Mobile was given a green

light to acquire internet service provider Metronet, which

reaches more than 2 million homes and businesses in 17 states.

T-Mobile said in a letter to FCC Chair Brendan Carr made

public on Wednesday that the company is ending its DEI-related

policies "not just in name, but in substance."

In January, Trump issued sweeping executive orders to

dismantle U.S. government DEI programs, and pressured the

private sector to join the initiative.

U.S. antitrust enforcers

approved

T-Mobile's UScellular deal on Thursday.