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News and Notes

Colorado AG drops out of Merger Lawsuit

According to a report on 9News (link below), the Colorado Attorney General’s Office is ending its participation in a multi-state lawsuit to halt the…

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Flash Sales Now Available

NWIDA and Vendor Partner Eternity Wireless has put together a Flash Sale website. Any dealer can visit and order from special closeouts and other…

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FCC Officially Approves Sprint / T-Mobile Merger

On Wednesday, the FCC formally approved the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. The merger was pushed through on a party-line vote with Democrats dissenting,…

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Google Ads and the Repair Industry – Update

Recently, Google has updated their policy for blocking/stopping ads for 3rd party repair facilities – (see our article here) – and it’s not good…

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Mississippi AG Drops T-Mo/Sprint Suit

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced that his office recently reached an agreement with T-Mobile, resulting in the state dropping its opposition to the…

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AT&T Leaves Puerto Rico and USVI

According to an article on SDX Central, AT&T will leave Puerto Rico and the USVI and sell its network. Both wireless and wireline networks,…

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Merger Gets Majority Support from FCC

According to a story in Bloomberg (link below), the Sprint / T-Mobile merger has received a third “yes” vote at the FCC, moving the…

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Cricket Announces End of Life for 3G

AT&T’s prepaid brand, Cricket Wireless, posted some news on its 3G network shut down – they will be ending service on 3G (UMTS) wireless…

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Should the FCC Pause Merger Review?

As posted earlier (link) Sprint took millions of dollars meant to subsidize phone and internet service for low-income consumer. In light of this, FCC…

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Sprint under Investigation for LifeLine Abuse

Sprint took millions of dollars meant to subsidize phone and internet service for low-income consumers, even while those consumers were not using the service…

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