As we recently reported – Dish is selling it’s TV business to Direct TV – and, in a new twist, AT&T is also selling their part. Private-equity firm TPG agreed to buy AT&T’s remaining stake in DirecTV and merge the satellite company with rival Dish. AT&T agreed to sell its remaining 70% share of DirecTV to TPG for Read more…
Bloomberg and other outlets are reporting that Dish and Direct TV are in advanced talks to merge their TV businesses. The deal would create the largest US pay-TV provider, with almost 20 million subscribers. Dish has almost $2 billion in debt due in November, and they currently do not have the means to pay it. In addition, Read more…
Remember this post about LYCA leaving T-Mobile? Well, NWIDA was told – at the recent All Wireless & Prepaid Expo – that we were correct! An anonymous source confirmed the following:• LYCA has signed a deal with AT&T• T-Mobile has extended their deal with LYCA – but for only 1 year! LYCA is one of the oldest Read more…
T-Mobile announced today that they are purchasing all of US Cellular’s wireless business for $4.4 billion. UScellular will retain ownership of its other spectrum as well as its towers, with T-Mobile entering into a long-term arrangement to lease space on at least 2,100 additional towers being retained. The sale of US Cellular has long been rumored and Read more…
Verizon Value – the division that encompasses all the prepaid brands (including the old Tracfone) brands has made changes in their upper management. Nancy Clark – President of the division announced on LinkedIn the new team: David Kim – formerly of Boost – is now Chief Revenue Officer Ken Lain is now SVP, Customer Operations & Experience, Read more…
NWIDA has learned that EVP of Retail Wireless – Stephen Stokols, is leaving Dish Network. The report is he is leaving “to persue a new entrepeneurial venture. Stokols joined Dish in July of 2020 and led the Boost efforts when Dish acquired the brand after the Sprint/T-Mobile merger. His last day will be May 5 — Read more…
According to an article in Light Reading (link below) T-Mobile has decided to turn off its 2G GSM network on April 2, 2024. “Across the industry, wireless companies have retired older network technologies as part of an important progression to ensure all customers can enjoy a more advanced 4G and 5G network,” T-Mobile explained on its website. Read more…
T-Mobile has turned over the rest of the cards. In a corporate post (link below), they claim they’re “… Reshaping Retail in a Digital‑First World” T-Mobile retail will look vastly different very soon: After asking Is brick-and-mortar retail dead? – they answered: Yes, the way we’ve known it is dead. T-Mobile is changing their distribution to the following: Read more…
**Updated 5:22pm**Seeing on social media that ALL Metro by T-Mobile Corporate stores are closing too. **Updated 4:56pm**This is apparently part of a large restructuring at T-Mobile – and there is more to come. Territory Managers are being asked (if they want) to apply for their old jobs (which will have a new title.) **Updated 4:03pm**We’re heard confirmation Read more…
In a complaint filed with the US International Trade Commission, as well as letters filed to the FTC, Samsung is looking to ban all aftermarket displays claiming: … Complainant seeks a general exclusion order barring importation of certain active matrix organic light-emitting diode display panels and modules that are used as replacement displays, and components thereof, that Read more…
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