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Breaking down the final Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile holiday promotions and looking towards 2016 With just a couple of weeks to go before Christmas, mobile carriers are throwing out their last-ditch promotional efforts for the always important fourth quarter. Mobile carriers Verizon Wireless, AT&T...

Dwyer replaces Van Buskirk as head of AT&T prepaid brand Cricket Wireless AT&T Mobility named John Dwyer president of its Cricket Wireless prepaid division, replacing Jennifer Van Buskirk, who had been named to a new position within AT&T. Dwyer is set to oversee Cricket Wireless’...

Verizon rolls out slight alterations to prepaid plans Verizon Wireless goosed its prepaid plans ahead of the holiday shopping season by adding a bit more data on the high end and expanding options for entry-level plans. The carrier’s branded smartphone plans now provide for unlimited voice...

T-Mobile prepaid brand MetroPCS set for Nov. 19 enhancements T-Mobile US prepaid brand MetroPCS is again set for trickle-down benefits from its parent company, including more data, streaming music and optimized data transport. MetroPCS said beginning Nov. 19, it will add 1 gigabyte of unthrottled...

Six prepaid calling card providers found guilty of deceptive marketing A half-dozen prepaid calling card providers were slapped by the Federal Communications Commission with a combined $30 million in fines for “deceptively marketing” their products. The FCC found that Locus Telecommunications, Lyca Tel, NobelTel, Simple Network,...

New prepaid data packages said to make choices easier for consumers Verizon Wireless updated its prepaid data plans for “connected” devices like mobile hot spots and tablets in a move the carrier said should make it simpler for customers to select the correct offer. The new...

Cricket Wireless now offers calling plans to Latin, South America; Canada roaming AT&T Mobility further bolstered the international reach of its Cricket Wireless prepaid brand, adding nine new countries to the service's calling reach and now offering unlimited calling and messaging to and from the...

Cricket Wireless prepaid service now offers unlimited voice, texting to and from Mexico on select plans AT&T Mobility is looking to maintain the competitive position of its Cricket Wireless prepaid services, adding unlimited voice calling and text messaging to and from Mexico, with plans to...

Sprint prepaid brands offer high-speed data buckets for customers in need of more speed Sprint unveiled extra-cost data buckets for its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brands that allow customers to add either 1 gigabyte or 2 GB of access to the carrier’s...

MetroPCS coverage expansion taps T-Mobile US' recent North America promotion T-Mobile US is transferring some of its cross-border promotion to prepaid brand MetroPCS as it continues to battle against spirited rivals Boost Mobile and Cricket Wireless. MetroPCS customers currently on plans beginning at $40 per month...

Sprint prepaid brand Boost Mobile service linked exclusively to Sprint LTE network Sprint continues to bolster the capabilities of its prepaid brands, which have been a significant part of the carrier’s recent growth. The latest move sees its Boost Mobile brand launch its first mobile hot...

Boost Mobile offers half-price promotion to MetroPCS, Cricket customers Sprint is bringing its “Cut Your Bill in Half” promotion to its prepaid brand Boost Mobile, announcing a limited time promotion targeting rivals Cricket and MetroPCS, rivals that are owned by AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile US. The...

Sprint touts data rollover advantages, launches Boost TV service Sprint has jumped on the rollover data bandwagon by kicking off the ability for prepaid customers to keep up to 30 gigabytes of unused data for an unlimited amount of time. Sprint said that beginning this week, customers signing...

Sprint changes exclusive to Wal-Mart distribution Sprint over the weekend updated pricing for its Virgin Mobile USA brand, cutting prices and adding data exclusively for service activated through Wal-Mart locations. The changed include the Data Done Right Single Line offer, which cuts prices by $5 per...

Verizon Wireless prepaid customers can snag 1 GB of extra data Verizon Wireless is looking to attract prepaid customers to its automatic payment program by offering extra data access. The carrier said that for a “limited time” prepaid customers signing up for its auto pay service...

Latest MVNO entrant backed by former Cricket, Simple Mobile execs The domestic wireless market’s ultra-competitive environment is not preventing new entrants from trying to find their place. One of the most recent entrants is UVA Mobile, which bills itself as a “premiere” prepaid service provider...

Total Wireless prepaid exclusive to Wal-Mart, offers shared data Prepaid mobile service provider TracFone Wireless is expanding its marketing presence with the recent launch of its Total Wireless brand exclusive to big-box retailer Wal-Mart. According to the provided coverage map, the service looks to run on...

T-Mobile US program allows customers to keep unused data for up to 1 year T-Mobile US is set to expand availability of its Data Stash program to its prepaid customer base, including the offer to provide an initial 10 gigabytes of free data for new...

AT&T Mobility GoPhone plans gain more data, Mexico calling AT&T Mobility continues to tweak its prepaid portfolio, announcing updates to its GoPhone brand in an attempt to make it more competitive in the market. The carrier said it plans to increase the included unthrottled data allotment...

Regional telecom operator Ntelos expanded the reach of its LTE network to more than 81,000 potential wireless customers in portions of Roanoke, Va., and Charleston, W.Va. The expansion included enabling LTE services on 26 cell sites. The service expansion is part of Ntelos’ recently announced...

Unlimited LTE plan tied to T-Mobile US’ LTE network T-Mobile US announced a new promotion for its MetroPCS prepaid brand that looks to ramp up its efforts in nudging legacy MetroPCS customers to give up their CDMA devices and hop aboard the carrier’s GSM/LTE network. Through...

Sprint’s Virgin Mobile USA brand recently launched new data plans exclusive to big-box retailer Wal-Mart that include both single- and multi-line plans with shared data. The single-line plans include unlimited text messaging, 300 domestic calling minutes and 2.5 gigabytes of unthrottled data for $35 per...

Pricing move realigns prepaid service below Simple Choice postpaid T-Mobile US is set to slash pricing on its prepaid rate plans and eliminate the unlimited data offering in a move the carrier claims will bolster its position as the domestic market’s largest prepaid wireless provider. The...

Pakistan war on terror; 100M mobile customers may lose service On Dec. 16, terror struck in Peshawar, Pakistan, when the Taliban targeted an army school. The terrorists massacred 145 people, most of them children. It was revealed that the terrorists communicated through prepaid subscriber identification modules....