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Will Charter Merge? And With Who?

According to an article in Light Reading (link below) some market analysts are predicting that Comcast or T-Mobile could look at Charter Communications as…

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Dish / Direct TV Merger Off

As we reported earlier, Dish and Direct TV announced a merger. However, today we learned the merger is off.  DirecTV has walked away from…

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NWIDA files formal comment on US Cellular Merger

Earlier today, NWIDA filed a formal comment with the FCC regarding the US Cellular / T-Mobile merger. The entire comment will be made is…

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Dish / Direct TV to Merge – AT&T Exits

As we recently reported – Dish is selling it’s TV business to Direct TV – and, in a new twist, AT&T is also selling…

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FCC Approves T-Mobile / Ka’ena Merger

The FCC has approved the merger between T-Mobile and the parent company of Mint Mobile, Ultra Mobile and MVNE Plum. T-Mobile will pay up…

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Mint and Ultra sold to T-Mobile

  Well, we’ve been hearing this “behind the scenes” for a few weeks now, but today it’s official. Mint Mobile AND Ultra have been…

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Verizon Starts Culling Trac Brands

Well, we called it. We knew that when Verizon bought Tracfone, they wouldn’t hold on to all the different brands. And today, they’ve announced…

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T-Mobile facing lawsuit over shutting down Sprint’s 5G network

Well, the T-Mobile legal department is keeping busy. According to a recent article in Light Reading (link below), there is a new class-action lawsuit…

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T-Mobile Sued by AT&T / Verizon Customers

A group of AT&T and Verizon subscribers have filed a class-action lawsuit, claiming the T-Mobile/Sprint merger “combined two fierce competitors into a single behemoth…

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T-Mobile Fires More Former Sprint Employees

Remember when (now former) CEO John Legere told Congress that a T-Mobile/Sprint merger would be “jobs positive”? Well, don’t tell that to the (now…

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