News & notes

News and Notes

Is Apple Facing an AntiTrust Suit from the DoJ?

Apparently, the DoJ is preparing an antitrust case against Apple and may file it as soon as March – according to Bloomberg.  DOJ and…

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Is Nextel Back Again? (Again, Again)

As we mentioned a while back a company called RetroBrands started using the Nextel name and brand, claiming it was abandoned by T-Mobile after they…

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Broadband “Nutrition” Labels Coming to Stores Soon

The FCC has announced that new “nutrition labels” (sample to the left) must be displayed by April 10, 2024. The majority of providers must…

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Akko Acquires Upsie

Device insurance company Akko has acquired the assets of Upsie – the device protection plan and repair company. As such, Upsie has updated it’s…

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NWIDA Writes DoJ on T-Mobile Merger

Earlier today, NWIDA – on behalf of our independent dealers – wrote (and emailed) each Assistant Attorney General at the DoJ. NWIDA is concerned…

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Vendor Partner of the Week – One Source Suppliers

Each week, we’re going to highlight one of our fantastic partners who provide discounts and other added value to our retail members. We’ll post…

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T-Moble / Dealer Law Suit Update

The class action lawsuit between dealers (attorney Hermina Law Group) and T-Mobile (and Master Dealer Arch Telecom) will continue. Mediation failed between the two…

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NWIDA Public FTC Comment

US PIRG and iFixit have recently filed a petition with the FTC regarding Right to Repair.  YOU have the ability to comment – which…

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More CES soon, but first…

We need your help on Right to Repair (R2R) Our friends at repair.org are collecting signatures on a petition that will be sent to…

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CES Day 1

Welcome to Las Vegas (or so the sign in the airport said!) – where me and about 130,000 of my tech friends are at…

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