As previously reported Sprint (and it’s prepaid brands and MVNOs) can no longer activate, or make changes to, any CDMA only handsets. Almost. NWIDA has spoken to a few MVNOs who have “pre-activated” and “frozen” a limited number of CDMA handsets, and will continue to sell them until the current supply is exhausted. But, outside of that Read more…
According to an article in The Verge (link below), Sprint & AT&T have settled their lawsuit over AT&T’s “5G E” Logo. We have amicably settled this matter,” said an AT&T spokesperson. Anonymous sources have said that AT&T would keep using “5G E” in its marketing material. AT&T and Sprint also confirmed its statement to The Verge. Both companies Read more…
(Link below) – There are some new merger documents on FCC website, including a letter to the FCC from Sprint that has some quite interesting information in it. Including: The message was clear: achieving such assumptions were not realistic and Sprint’s turnaround efforts were failing” but in 2015 Sprint extended CEO Marcelo Claure’s contract until 2019, and Read more…
Best Cellular has picked up on the Simply Wireless / Mobile Now story and then took it a step further. According to CEO Curtis McCoy: Many people are wrongly blaming Sprint for the Mobile Now shutdown. I’ve worked with a number of the Sprint executives on the wholesale side. I can tell you from experience they’re the Read more…
According to an article in MarketWatch (link below) MoffettNathanson analyst analyst Craig Moffett said that he was lowering his odds of a T-Mobile and Sprint merger to “less than a coin toss.” He called two recent announcements from T-Mobile around pricing and broadband plans in rural markets “Hail Mary” moves that wouldn’t have been made by “a team Read more…
*Updated – We now have a link to the story. See below. According to a memo sent to Sprint employees today, CEO Michel Combes has told employees of a not-so-rosy picture if the T-Mobile merger doesn’t go through. We believe the memo included a quote from a letter Sprint previously submitted to the FCC: “Without the merger, Read more…
**updated** – normally, when a contract ends this “suddenly” there is a serious breech of contract by one of the parties. We will update this post if/when we gather additional information. NWIDA has obtained a memo from the EVP and co-founder of Simply Wireless, informing their employees of the instant closure of all retail locations. Simply Wireless had Read more…
According to an article at Bloomberg.com (link to full story below) States investigating the T-Mobile / Sprint merger are considering a lawsuit to block the deal on antitrust grounds and may act even if the Justice Department approves it. State attorneys general haven’t made a final decision about the merger, but are keeping options open as they Read more…
Link to report PDFs below… Washington, D.C. – According to a new Communications Workers of America report, Disrupting Rural Wireless, T-Mobile’s 2018 acquisition of regional carrier Iowa Wireless (“iWireless”) harmed customers, workers, and small business owners, especially in rural parts of Iowa. Ahead of scheduled Capitol Hill hearings this week on the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, the iWireless story Read more…
According to a recent article (link below), Sprint has filed suit against AT&T over the 5G E label. What started out on Android phones has now rolled over to some iPhones, and, Sprint has had enough. They claim that AT&T is misleading customers to think that they have access to some kind of 5G wireless AT&T is calling Read more…
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