**update here – https://nwida.org/boost-sets-dealer-compensation-floor** We reached out to David Kim – VP Prepaid Sales, Strategy & Operations for Sprint (the head honcho at Boost) and here’s what he told me: Hi Adam, Our field leaders are in constant daily communication with our retail partners as am I. These are unprecedented times and evolving daily. First, I would Read more…
Now it’s T-Mobile and Verizon’s turn. T-Mobile plans to close all of its stores situated inside indoor malls until further notice. These stores include T-Mobile, Metro and dealers. As we mentioned, Dealers will be paid. Verizon also announced that they will temporarily be closing several of its stores throughout the country. There is no word on until Read more…
Per a memo from Tracy Nolan, Sprint President of National Sales, Strategy and Operations: We are going to move forward with the temporary closing of approximately 71% of our locations from across the country. We plan to keep open and operate just over 1,000 stores, which includes our service & repair locations. This is not an easy Read more…
Metro has sent out a memo (below) that stated for the month of March, Metro stores will have a Dealer Compensation Floor of at least equal to February commissions. This is a great move by Metro, supporting their stores in this time of retail uncertainty. However, no such information came from Boost. So far, the only thing Read more…
While the official vote date remains unchanged from April 16, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has proposed to conditionally approve the T-Mobile/Sprint merger (see below.) The CPUC recommends that T-Mobile encact “extensive conditions”, which they’ve already agreed to: Provide 5G wireless service with speeds of at least 100 Mbps to 99 percent of California’s population by Read more…
Another small step in the T-Mobile Sprint merger has taken place, as the “new T-Mobile” reached a settlement with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Becerra, co-led a coalition of 14 states in an unsuccessful attempt to end the merger in court. James announced last month she would not pursue an appeal after a judge ruled in the Read more…
T-Mobile has announced a merger completion date of April 1 (ironic, if you ask us), but the CPUC is insisting they won’t meet to discuss the last step in the merger until April 16. CPUC approval is needed for the merger to go forward in California. At least technically – the New T-Mobile could launch in April Read more…
I received a direct message from a T-Mobile salesperson, which I found interesting: Good Morning Adam As you may have heard in the news, the final steps of the Sprint/T-Mobile merger have been approved and set to move forward. Now what? Well, T-Mobile will be the brand name of course so the great news is we will Read more…
The Wall St. Journal is reporting that Verizon and some 5G services will be available, at least as a trial, in Walmart. Apparently, the pair are in negotiations to bring 5G to two Walmart locations this year, where it would be used to allow customers to securely share medical data with healthcare professionals and interact with doctors Read more…
Or, why are we here? NWIDA was started by 4 wireless industry veterans because we saw the need for a stronger voice. Independent dealers – (no matter if you own a single kiosk in a mall or if you own 300 branded stores) For thousands of Sprint, Boost, Metro and T-Mobile Dealers, this is an uncertain time. Read more…