LYCA Settles T-Mobile Lawsuit

None of the companies involved would publicly discuss the situation. 

The fight between Lycamobile and T-Mobile stretches back to 2022, when T-Mobile filed a lawsuit against Lycamobile.  T-Mobile claims it accidentally undercharged Lyca for more than a year of MVNO access to its network – and that Lycamobile should have caught it.

Lyca argues that T-Mobile has been unwilling to renegotiate its agreement. The companies settled that court case last month.

“On September 10, 2024, T-Mobile and Lycamobile settled all claims associated with that litigation,” the companies told the FCC. Lyca told the agency that, as a result, it was withdrawing its complaints against T-Mobile. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

As we reported earlier, T-Mobile extended its MVNO deal with Lyca for one year and we said it was possible that Lyca would use that time to shift its customer base from T-Mobile to AT&T’s network – Lyca signed with AT&T earlier. 

Officials from Lyca, AT&T and T-Mobile either declined to comment on the topic or didn’t offer a response to questions from Light Reading.

Wave 7 has reported that Lyca is offering a new promotion for new customers – 6 months of unlimited for $12.25 per month.

But, Wave7 also reports that Lyca is losing some dealers.