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News and Notes

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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Is T-Mobile Pushing EoL for 3G Back?

According to a report on AndroidPolice (link below) T-Mobile may be pushing their End of Life date on 3G.  In fact, T-Mobile hasn’t/won’t make…

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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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Buy/Sell Stores

If you’re looking to purchase a new store – or are looking to sell your current store – NWIDA wants to help you.  We…

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AT&T Q4 Results

Big Blue had a pretty decent quarter to close out 2020. AT&T Mobility added 1.2 million postpaid and 14 thousand prepaid connections. That’s quite…

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THANKS – WE APPRECIATE IT

Sometimes, you have to commend yourself (“toot your own horn” as it were.)  Sometimes, very nice people say very nice things about you. “I…

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Verizon Wireless Loses Prepaid Subs in Q4

While in postpaid. Verizon’s Q4/2020 added 279,000 net customers – it wasn’t that way in Prepaid.  Verizon lost 50,000 prepaid subscribers after showing positive…

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Is LG Getting Out of the SmartPhone Business?

No. No they’re not.  A rumor is floating around with the message (see below) that LG will be exiting the smartphone business on January…

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New Technician Job Board

If you’re a repair shop looking to hire, or if you’re a technician looking for work, we have great news for you! CellBotics, a…

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Will Metro Sell Unlocked Phones?

We’re hearing that Metro by T-Mobile stores may soon be allowed to sell unlocked phones, obtained from (almost?) any source. The information comes from…

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