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Venio Joins NWIDA

Venio Joins NWIDA Offering International & Domestic Gift Cards, Mobile Top-Ups, Gaming PINs and Bill PaymentsTo learn more, please visit nwida.org/venio September 10, 2025,…

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SpaceX Buys (More) EchoStar Spectrum for $17B

Just days after AT&T reached an agreement to acquire a significant portion of wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for approximately $23 billion, now SpaceX…

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The (T-Mobile) End is Near for LYCA

Remember last year when we said Lyca had their T-Mobile contract extended for only 1 year? Time’s up. According to Lyca Master Agent AH,…

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AT&T Buys EchoStar Spectrum for $23B

AT&T has reached an agreement to acquire a significant portion of wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for approximately $23 billion. EchoStar will retain ownership…

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NWIDA Welcomes Matt Zieminski to Board of Directors as Legislative Strategy Lead

Today we’re proud to announce the appointment of Matt Zieminski to our Board of Directors. Zieminski will serve as the Legislative Strategy Lead, bringing…

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T-Mobile having retail issues – at both Corporate and Indirect Stores

2 recent articles at Phone Arena (links at end of post) tell the story of issues at T-Mobile retail stores – and they reference…

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Repair community talks mobile devices

Thanks to E-Scrap News for covering our session at e-Summit. (Link to story) Author Colin Staub did a nice job summarizing our session, as…

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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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Is Dish Ready to Sell Their TV Business to Concentrate on Wireless

Bloomberg and other outlets are reporting that Dish and Direct TV are in advanced talks to merge their TV businesses. The deal would create…

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More LYCA news

Remember this post about LYCA leaving T-Mobile? Well, NWIDA was told – at the recent All Wireless & Prepaid Expo – that we were…

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