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News and Notes

Xfinity Mobile Breaks 2 Million Subscribers

Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile recorded its highest-ever number of net additions, in Q4 2019 – and surpassed 2 million subscribers in total. Net additions of…

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Ting Drops T-Mobile? Not So Fast

Last year, Ting made the news a few times. First it was reported they were dropping Sprint. Then it was reported they were dropping…

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Nextel Selected as Communication Supplier for Super Bowl LIV – Wait… What?

Yes, you read that right. NEXTEL has been selected as a communications supplier for the SuperBowl LIV, held on February 2, 2020. Sort of.…

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Big News about CDI from CES!

One of the most exciting stories at CES this year was the acquisition of Corporate Dynamics, Inc. by ACCENT Ventures, LLC and the announcement…

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Is Cricket Opening Up to Multi Carrier Stores?

Per a post on an industry Facebook group, AT&T may be opening up it’s Cricket Wireless products to multi-carrier stores, starting in February. Cricket…

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EU Wants Standard Charging – Pushes Apple to Ditch Lightning Port

The EU Wants Standard Charging on all mobile devices sold in Europe. And, the European Union authorities have threatened to outlaw its lightning cables.…

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Trac said to be working on Smart SIM

For a while now, Google Fi has worked on multiple networks – pulling in the strongest signal. Signal strength is key – right? It…

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Judge in Sprint Merger Extends Review

The Sprint / T-Mobile merger faced another setback when a federal judge extended his Tunney Act review of the U.S. DoJ settlement into mid-February.…

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Unremovable Malware Found on LifeLine Phones

Unremovable Malware Found on LifeLine Phones. The UMX U686CL, an Android phone provided in the Lifeline program, comes preinstalled with malware that can’t be…

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New MVNO – Boss Revolution Mobile

While Boss Revolution has long been in the prepaid telecom business, selling international calling cards – they’ve now become a full fledged MVNO, on…

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