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News and Notes

NEO CELLULAR PARTS JOINS NWIDA – PR

The following was released today: NEO CELLULAR PARTS Joins the National Wireless Independent Dealer Association (NWIDA) Parts Distributor becomes the first Vendor Partner for…

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So now what – (opinion) – Who will buy Boost Mobile

Who will buy Boost Mobile? Glad you asked. In fact, I’ve been asked this many times.  So many times in fact, that I’ve decided…

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NWIDA statement on FCC Merger Approval

NWIDA’S OFFICIAL POSITION ON THE FCC ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE SPRINT/T-MOBILE MERGER NWIDA was pleased with today’s announcement by FCC Chairman Pai regarding his backing…

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CONFIRMED BY FCC! Sprint to divest Boost Mobile

**Update 5/20 2:30pm** Boost will be divested within 120 days of the merger closing. ———————————————— Here are selections of the statement from Ajit Pai…

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Huawei Loses Access of Android OS

Due to the recent ban by the current administration, Google has suspended business operations with Huawei effectively immediately. A move that will have a dramatic…

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MERGER UPDATE – CONCESSIONS BEING PLANNED -*UPDATED*

UPDATED – 5/20 – 10:31 – The divestiture has been confirmed by the FCC UPDATE -5/20 10:08 am – NWIDA has heard from a Sprint employee…

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FCC officials meet to discuss merger conditions

Officials at the FCC met Thursday to discuss possible conditions for the merger. This may indicate that discussions with the government have reached a…

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Military Appreciation Month

In honor of Military Appreciation Month, but any wireless store/repair shop, owned by active military or a veteran, will have their membership extended by…

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Boost Mobile Announces Customer Account Info Hacked

According to a report on BestMVNO (link below), Boost Mobile has suffered a data breach involving their customer account info. Boost stated that on…

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Bloomberg says Sprint / T-Mobile Considering Selling PrePaid Business – UPDATED

We now have the more detailed report from Bloomberg (link below) As we stated in the first post, among the options being discussed is…

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