The prepaid wireless industry is healthy and growing — pick the yardstick The All Wireless & Prepaid Expo — the top prepaid event in the U.S. — took place on …
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Verizon Value Brands and MobileX both cut a high profile at the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo and the expo also provided a venue for some spirited exchanges between carriers. …
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#TBT: PCS on the rise; The ‘calling party pays’ movement; Mobile data’s early struggles … this week in 1998
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillEditor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …
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T-Mo makes ‘commitmint’ to continue $15 per month service option T-Mobile US has officially taken ownership of value-focused mobile virtual network operator brands Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile as well …
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Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …
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Mint Mobile is an MVNO that operates on T-Mobile US’ network According to recent Bloomberg reports, T-Mobile US is considering purchasing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Mint Mobile. Mint does …
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Within six months of the Tracfone deal closing, Verizon must offer Lifeline plans with 5G It’s an early Christmas present, of sorts, for Verizon: The Federal Communications Commission has officially …
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Narrowband IoT company Sigfox has teamed up with Irish-American financial software company Stripe to offer IoT subscriptions for purchase online. Stripe is providing the online payment infrastructure. Customers can choose …
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Verizon to buy Tracfone for up to $6.9 billion, bolstering its prepaid position
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillVerizon has agreed to spend up to $6.9 billion to buy prepaid mobile virtual network operator Tracfone from America Movil, expanding its focus on low-cost and prepaid services and saying …
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Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton has put in an offer to buy the mobile virtual network operator back from the New T-Mobile, which must divest Boost and Sprint’s other prepaid …
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Sprint and T-Mobile US have indicated that they are prepared to put prepaid brand Boost Mobile up for sale if their proposed merger is approved. Reuters reports that there is …
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#TBT: Presto change-o Moto; Sprint preps for 3G; what would people do with mobile data? … this week in 2001
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillEditor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …
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T-Mobile US rebrands MetroPCS, adds Amazon Prime and Google perks to some plans
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillMetro PCS becomes Metro by T-Mobile, adds Google One and Amazon Prime perks T-Mobile US is revamping its MetroPCS brand, trying to broaden its appeal and update customers’ perception both …
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#TBT: Price wars worry Wall Street; Qualcomm preps to spin off Leap; Y2K worries … this week in 1998
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillEditor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …
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What would a Sprint/T-Mo merger mean for prepaid, wholesale? While T-Mobile US has emphasized the importance of 5G and spectrum as it has made its case for regulators to allow …
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AT&T is updating the brand name for their wireless pre-paid service from AT&T GoPhone to AT&T Prepaid. I spoke with Bob Bickerstaff, Vice President of Wireless Voice and Prepaid Products …
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New Verizon prepaid plans are available starting today Verizon has beefed up the high-speed data allowance for its prepaid customers, launching new plans today that add more data to its …
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#TBT: That ‘net’ thing could be huge for cell phones; FCC wants input on public safety spectrum … 21 years ago this week
by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill“The internet is the killer app” for wireless data; FCC asks for input on public safety spectrum needs … 21 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes …
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AT&T is throwing 60% more data for customers selecting its most popular Cricket prepaid rate plan following slide in growth Coming off of a significant year-over-year drop in prepaid growth, …
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Sprint investors reacted negatively to release of its full fiscal Q2 results, with the carrier’s prepaid biz set to lose 2M customers in current quarter Highlighting the continued volatility around …
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After leaking the capability last month, Verizon prepaid customers officially have access to HD Voice, VoLTE and video calling features Verizon Wireless continues to upgrade prepaid customers with access to …
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Cricket matches MetroPCS at low end as AT&T and T-Mobile continue prepaid battle
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerCricket Wireless and MetroPCS, prepaid proxies of AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile US, respectively, both now offer $30 entry-level plans with “unlimited” services AT&T Mobility’s Cricket Wireless prepaid brand unveiled a …
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Editor’s note: After this story was published, a Verizon rep told RCR Wireless News the “webpage describing this service was posted in error and has been pulled down. This service …
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What makes T-Mobile and Consumer Cellular the favorites of consumers in the latest customer survey conducted by Market Force Information? The domestic telecom space is a highly competitive environment, with four …
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GoPhone multiline discount falls short of sister-brand Cricket Wireless savings, looks to stack up against similar promo from T-Mobile’s MetroPCS service Prepaid remains an intensely competitive environment for domestic mobile …
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