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Boost Looking to Expand – Seeking More Dealers

Boost is seeking more dealers! We have heard from Dish directly that they are looking to expand the Boost Mobile Dealer network. In an…

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Phone Issues at Cricket?

We’re starting to hear from numerous dealers about Samsung phones that are no longer working, nor can be activated on Cricket. These ARE VoLTE…

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More Lyca Changes Management Team

Just a couple of weeks ago, we reported on changes at Lyca , including a new global CTO, CMO and CCO – as well…

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It’s All About Spectrum

The most recent FCC spectrum auction has ended – the “C-Band” and the results are in. In the C band auction, about 280 MhZ…

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Lyca Changes Management Team

Lycamobile, the world’s largest MVNO announced three senior appointments at the Corporate level and 2 new people on the USA Management Team. At corporate,…

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Will Verizon End Tracphone LifeLine Program?

Lifeline is a government subsidy program that subsidizes phone and broadband service for families that qualify. The government pays the provider approximately $9.25 a…

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UBIF Rebranding has Begun

Back in August, 2019, Asurion insurance purchased the UBreakIFix franchise. Now it seems their doing some rebranding. For the first time, the Asurion name…

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Verizon Wireless Closing Some Retail – Layoffs Happening

According to Fierce Wireless (link below), Verizon is making changes in its corporate-owned store strategy. Several corporate owned stores are closing permanently and related…

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States push for Lifeline protections in Verizon/TracFone deal

According to Fierce Wireless (link below), the Attorneys General from 16 states and Washington, DC have sent a letter to the FCC urging the…

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T-Mobile Closer to Closing on Shentel

Back in August, we reported that T-Mobile US would purchase the wireless assets from Shentel. Back then the cost wasn’t known but today we…

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