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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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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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New York Attorney General Probing Sprint/T-Mobile merger

New York’s Attorney General, Barbara Underwood, is digging into the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile with an eye toward the impact on prepaid services, The Wall Street Journal reports.…

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NWIDA Statement of Support

Last week, Peter Adderton – founder and former CEO of Boost Mobile USA, issued a press release reaffirming his position on the potential harm…

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Going to The PrePaid Expo? Let NWIDA buy you breakfast!

Come meet NWIDA on Wednesday (Aug 22) right before the show floor opens! Get your questions answered about the industry’s only independent dealer association and…

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Adderton Blasts Execs for Hiding Plans

Peter Adderton issued a new Press Release today. In part Adderton states that on June 18, Sprint and T-Mobile submitted a nearly 700-page filing…

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