We wanted to give a Thank You! and shout out to just a few recent mentions in the various trades that mentioned us recently: First (this was a while ago, but we just saw it) was a nice “thanks” from Louis Rossmann on our letters to the US Senate, White House and ITC.  You can see his Read more…

T-Mobile announced today that it is planning to reduce its workforce by about 5,000 jobs. Mike Sievert wrote to all employees that the cuts will impact employees in locations across the country, primarily in corporate and back-office, and some technology roles. This round of cuts will not affect retail and consumer care employees. “After this process is Read more…

Fresh off a HUGE booth at the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo (more on that later), Verizon has announced they’re paying for riders on the NY Subway. The subway fare went up recently, and Verizon is helping out. Total by Verizon has set up teams at 9 locations across the city to distribute 15,000 pre-paid MetroCards. In Read more…

Hey! Welcome back to us! I’m in the office for the first time in about 2 weeks – and there’s a LOT to talk about! As they say “watch this space” later today – we’ll have news on the recent All Wireless & Prepaid Expo, as well as stories on Verizon, an MVNO shut down and a few other Read more…

NY based Master Agent SIMpro has gone “Ultra only.”  Previously offering other brands like H2O, AT&T Prepaid, Cricket and Verizon Prepaid, effective August 1, they will be an exclusive Ultra Mobile Master. “As a day-one partner, SIMpro has been a key partner to our success with the Ultra Mobile retailer community. Together we are focused on making the Read more…

Fierce Wireless is reporting (link below) that Dish is shutting down Republic Wireless and moving those customers to Boost Infinite. However, as of today, their website is still active.  Reports of the switchover made the rounds on social media last week. A Dish Wireless spokesperson confirmed the move to Fierce. According to the Dish spokesperson, Republic Wireless Read more…

Bloomberg has reported Dish would start offering its Boost Infinite service on Amazon later this week.  A partnership with Amazon would give Boost Infinite a much larger “retail” footprint. Bloomberg stated the unlimited service will be priced at $25 per month. Dish launched a nationwide beta of Boost Infinite in late 2022 and fired up the commercial Read more…

AT&T customers are receiving emails that their $10 Auto-Pay discount will be reduced to $5 starting in October. Customers can continue to get a $10 credit by switching to a debit card or ACH bank account withdraw: This continues a trend of raising consumer prices without “raising rates.” However, no matter what you call it, it’s an Read more…