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News and Notes

It’s On Again (For Now)

That long talked about marriage between Sprint and T-Mobile is back on – or at least the talks are. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that…

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Is NWIDA a Non-Profit – and Does it Matter?

One of the questions I get asked a lot is “Is NWIDA a non-profit?” The simple answer is No – not at this time.  Why? …

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California Colleagues – Here is Your Call to Action!

California’s AB2110 (Eggman) is set for a hearing in either of two committees on April 9.  So our urgent request is to FAX (yup—FAX)…

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California Joins the Fight for Right to Repair

Want news like this delivered to your inbox? Click HERE: Once again, the fine folks at Repair.org are doing great work. Below is some more…

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Right to Repair Update

Want news like this delivered to your inbox? Click HERE: We recently received an update from Repair.org Here it is in summary form:: Washington State…

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Verizon Wireless to End Support for CDMA Only Devices.

**updated dates – click here** A recent memo went out to Verizon’s distribution confirming that CDMA only devices will not work after December 31, 2019. After…

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Sprint, Tracfone, others implore regulators not to ban MVNOs from Lifeline

Want news like this delivered to your inbox? Click HERE: According to an article on FierceWireless, the FCC is currently considering changes to its Lifeline…

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Best Buy to close 250 phone stores

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Best Buy will close all 250 US mobile phone stores by the end of May, According to the…

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The Prepaid Expo

It’s not to early to start planning for the The Prepaid Expo. It’s August 21-22 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas and we’ll be there. …

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US Public Interest Research Group Survey: After Apple Slows Phones, Interest In Phone Repair Spikes

Thanks to our friends at repair.org for the following:   A new survey released by U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) shows that interest…

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