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  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 sold to T-Mobile.  In addition, T-Mobile has also purchased Plum – the T-Mobile wholesaler. Following the deal’s close, Mint’s founders David Glickman and Rizwan Kassim will remain onboard at T-Mobile to manage the brands, which Read more…

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 the “beginning of the end” for a few. Thanks to a social media post from Tyler Childress (see below), we find Verizon has announced the end of Page Plus, Net10 and GoSmart. Effective Read more…

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 over the shut-down of the Sprint network. Filed in Washington the suit claims that Sprint had sold about 75,000 phones for its own 5G network prior to the close of T-Mobile’s purchase of Read more…

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 with no incentive to compete meaningfully” against the “equally large” Verizon and AT&T.  They claim it was always T-Mobile’s long-term plan to merge with another wireless carrier to create “the best path to Read more…

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 former) employees.  Once again (it’s not the first time) – more employees have been terminated from T-Mobile. Remember this from FierceWireless in June 2020: TechCrunch reported…that T-Mobile VP James Kirby told hundreds of Read more…

As the Verizon acquisition of Tracfone has been completed, there are now a new series of FAQ on the Tracfone website, specifically referring to any changes upcoming for Tracfone customers.  Verizon confirms here that Tracfone will be migrated to the Verizon network: Tracfone customers will be able to keep their current device. If a customer’s Tracfone plan Read more…

As we mentioned yesterday, the CPUC has approved the Verizon/Tracfone merger, and today word comes down that FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel circulated an order among the commissioners to approve the deal.  Sources told Reuters the deal could be approved by the four-member FCC as soon as later on Friday.  The deal was approved by the Justice Department Read more…

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the $6.25 billion Verizon acquisition of Tracfone. The CPUC statement said it received commitments from Verizon to enhance service quality and benefits for impacted customers, including those participating in a “phone service subsidy” program (Lifeline.) Verizon / Tracfone must: Participate in California Lifeline for 20 years after the deal Read more…

T-Mobile said it will delay its planned shutdown of Sprint’s 3G network by three months to ensure its “partners” have time to help customers with the transition. The new date is now March 31st, 2022.Of course, this may or may not stop them from decommissioning individual cell sites, which they have done since the merger completion. In Read more…

DISH Network’s Boost Mobile today announced its plan to acquire Los Angeles-based Gen Mobile. The release states the acquisition enables Boost Mobile to distribute to a larger segment of the low-income population while continuing its mass market expansion. Boost will procure the Gen Mobile brand, customer base, existing distribution network, technology and its seasoned wireless team. “Gen Mobile has an Read more…

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