Has the very rationale for the T-Mobile merger has come under scrutiny? Well, yes, according to an opinion piece on The Hill (link below). Adonis Hoffman, the author states: the “very rationale for the merger has come under scrutiny. Arguments suggesting a loss of jobs have been picked up by labor groups.” Questions surrounding high-speed rural access Read more…
(Link below) – There are some new merger documents on FCC website, including a letter to the FCC from Sprint that has some quite interesting information in it. Including: The message was clear: achieving such assumptions were not realistic and Sprint’s turnaround efforts were failing” but in 2015 Sprint extended CEO Marcelo Claure’s contract until 2019, and Read more…
A report in the Wall Street Journal, said the Justice Department is unlikely to approve a planned $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, under its current structure. Reuters later confirmed the report with one person familiar with the matter, who cautioned that a final decision has not been made. Shares of Sprint plunged as much as Read more…
H20, recently purchased by Telrite, has announced they will now no longer include taxes and fees in their rate plans, and will be passing these charges down to the customer. First seen on Howard Forums, the change will start being implemented on May 1st.
Selectel has announced end-of-life for CDMA handsets. This, of course, comes as no surprise as Verizon announced it months ago (see NWIDA story here.) CDMA DECOMMISSION INFORMATION Beginning May 1st, 2019: Only HD Voice Capable Devices and 4G LTE data only certified devices may be activated on our network Only HD Voice Capable Devices and 4G LTE Read more…
According to Prepaid Phone News (link below) – the activation error affecting some MVNOs has now been resolved. Some users were reportedly trying to reactivate or activate for the first time when they encountered the error. Fortunately, these were the only issues that seemed to be affected by the issue. It did not take long for the Read more…
According to an article on Android Central (link below) some T-Mobile MVNOs are experiencing activation issues – beginning on April 9. First reported by several users on-line, issues either activating or reactivating a line were experienced on Google Fi, Mint and Republic Wireless. Mint sent out the following tweet: At the time of the report, no date/time Read more…
The following are the latest Boost Mobile Promos (beginning April 16): • LG Tribute Dynasty New Add-A-Line Promo for $10 (still continues) • LG K30 New Add-A-Line for $20 • Get an Upgrade and get select Add-A-Line phones for free (As an existing customer gets an upgrade, a new line activation can get a new phone on Read more…
According to an article at Fierce Wireless (link below), and thanks to research from Wave7, Best Buy has removed its carrier-branded stores-within-stores, displays and desks at some locations. Jeff Moore, principal analyst at Wave7, said the changes started in mid-March. “What we currently do not know is what percent of Best Buy stores have had the change,” Moore Read more…
Best Cellular has picked up on the Simply Wireless / Mobile Now story and then took it a step further. According to CEO Curtis McCoy: Many people are wrongly blaming Sprint for the Mobile Now shutdown. I’ve worked with a number of the Sprint executives on the wholesale side. I can tell you from experience they’re the Read more…