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News and Notes

Right to Repair Advocates Claim Major Victory in Smartphone Copyright Exemption

According to a recent article in the Washington Post (link below) The Librarian of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office have granted American consumers…

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Fears over price hikes driving probe into T-Mobile merger

New York’s Attorney General is stepping up its probe into T-Mobile’s proposed merger with Sprint, concerned that the wireless giants could hike prices on cheaper…

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Motorola and iFixIt to sell DIY Kits

According to a recent article on Engadget (link below), Motorola will be selling do-it-yourself phone repair kits. Motorola has become the first major phone maker…

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What Did Legere Say at Sprint? We Have it All…

Full transcript: Here’s what T-Mobile’s John Legere told Sprint’s town hall meeting Sprint recently held a town-hall meeting – and T-Mobile head John Legere…

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Did You Know (Repair Day)

We already mentioned that #REPAIRDAY is coming! But! Did you know there is a new TV series – Consumer Reports TV will have a feature…

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#RepairDay

#REPAIRDAY is coming! NWIDA is a supporter of Repair.org and they have reminded us that National Repair Day is this Saturday –  October 20! We…

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Good News Bad News for Sprint

According to a report in the Kansas City Business Journal (link below) the Sprint / T-Mobile merger has gotten some interesting news recently… Some…

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Can We Save You $6000/year?

Can we save you $6000 a year? NWIDA is working hard and adding new member benefits all the time. Recently, we’ve added the following…

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Sprint Says its Customers are “Fleeing”

According to a report on Yahoo Finance (link below), Sprint says its customers are “fleeing.” Sprint offers a poor network experience that is sending…

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Link to Sprint Presentation to FCC (9/21/18)

Dow Draper’s presentation to the FCC on September 21 is now available to the public (link below.) While parts are redacted, there are some…

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