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LYCA Settles T-Mobile Lawsuit

According to Light Reading (link below) Lyca Mobile said it settled its legal battle with T-Mobile, but details were not released. None of the…

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New York State Supreme Court rules that T-Mobile will face fraud charges

Phone Arena reports (link below) T-Mobile will face fraud allegations, including deceptive practices, following a ruling by the New York State Supreme Court. The…

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FCC Proposes 60 Unlock Rule

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed new rules requiring operators to unlock customers’ phones within 60 days of activation, aiming to facilitate easier switching…

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Lyca Files with FCC To Block Mint / T-Mobile Merger

Lycamobile has filed with the FCC (link at bottom) to block the Ultra/Mint/Plum (Ka’ena) merger.  The London-based MVNO has accused T-Mobile of a variety…

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NWIDA Open Letter to ACP Chair

NWIDA has sent the following letter to the Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding the funding of the ACP…

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ACP Program “Ends” – Sort of

The US Congress has yet to pass a spending bill regarding the ACP program and as such, last week the program stopped accepting new…

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Is Apple Facing an AntiTrust Suit from the DoJ?

Apparently, the DoJ is preparing an antitrust case against Apple and may file it as soon as March – according to Bloomberg.  DOJ and…

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Is Nextel Back Again? (Again, Again)

As we mentioned a while back a company called RetroBrands started using the Nextel name and brand, claiming it was abandoned by T-Mobile after they…

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Broadband “Nutrition” Labels Coming to Stores Soon

The FCC has announced that new “nutrition labels” (sample to the left) must be displayed by April 10, 2024. The majority of providers must…

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T-Moble / Dealer Law Suit Update

The class action lawsuit between dealers (attorney Hermina Law Group) and T-Mobile (and Master Dealer Arch Telecom) will continue. Mediation failed between the two…

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