T-Mobile Buys US Cellular
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…
Read moreVerizon Prepaid Shakes Up Management Team
Verizon Value – the division that encompasses all the prepaid brands (including the old Tracfone) brands has made changes in their upper management. Nancy…
Read moreStokols Leaving Dish/Boost
NWIDA has learned that EVP of Retail Wireless – Stephen Stokols, is leaving Dish Network. The report is he is leaving “to persue a…
Read moreT-Mobile to turn off 2G in 2024
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…
Read moreT-Mobile Flips Over the Cards
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”…
Read moreMore Mass Layoffs at T-Mobile
**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…
Read moreSamsung Seeks To Ban AfterMarket Display
In a complaint filed with the US International Trade Commission, as well as letters filed to the FTC, Samsung is looking to ban all…
Read moreIs Dish Shutting Down Republic Wireless?
In the latest prepaid report by Wave7 Research suggests Republic Wireless will soon end operations. Multiple sources confirmed to Wave7 that closure is likely,…
Read moreT-Mobile Cutting More Dealers
NWIDA has learned – and has heard from multiple dealers – that T-Mobile is ending their “TPRS” (T-Mobile Preferred Retailer – Subdealer) program and…
Read moreIs Charlie E Selling Boost to Himself?
A report in LightReading today (link below) states that Dish (who’s Chairman is Charlie Ergen) is in “early discussions” to sell Boost to a…
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