News & notes

News and Notes

Is Expo Mobile Migrating Customers to Selectel Wireless?

According to an article in bestmvno.com (link below), Selectel is apparently moving their customers to Selectel. According to Joe Paonessa, the author, he was…

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T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Inching Closer to Approval

According to an article in androidcentral.com (link below), The Sprint/T-Mobile merger is apparently getting closer to approval. AndroidCentral quotes a report from Reuters, saying the…

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Verizon to cut 10,000+ jobs

According to an article in bizjournals.com (link below), Verizon is killing off 10,400 jobs, as part as a “voluntary buyout.” The employees are mainly…

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T-Mobile exec reveals takeover strategy: Shut down Sprint network and …

According to a report in bizjournals.com (link below) T-Mobile’s acquisition of MetroPCS provides a roadmap for the company’s planned Sprint takeover. CFO Braxton Carter (left)…

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Metro to NOT Start Charging for Device Swaps

Nearly a month ago, it was reported that Metro by T-Mobile will start charging a $15 plus tax fee every time customers will change…

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T-Mobile is hiring a team to help decide the fate of retail stores post-Sprint merger

T-Mobile is hiring a team to help decide the fate of retail stores, post merger, according to a report in BizJournals, (link below.) Sprint…

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GameStop to Sell Over 1200 Wireless Stores

According to a report in the Dallas Morning news (link below) GameStop is selling it’s portfolio of over 1200 AT&T Wireless Stores to Prime…

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Metro to Start Charging for Device Swaps

Here’s some (potential) news for Metro by T-Mobile (formally Metro PCS) users. According to a report in the Prepaid Phone News (link below) it appears…

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I Became (In)Visible – or, a Review of the Visible PopUp Store

I was in New York City yesterday (please don’t ask me about the commute home) and I “popped in” to the Visible Wireless pop-up…

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FCC to resume review of Sprint/T-Mobile

The FCC is set to resume the “shot clock” on the $26.5B plan to merge T-Mobile and Sprint and is seeking comments on the new economics…

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