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Dan Schulman has telecom history with Sprint, Virgin Mobile USA Paypal President and CEO Dan Schulman has joined the Verizon board, effective yesterday. Schulman comes to Verizon’s board with experience in both the payments space and a history in the …

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 anything related to Sprint, the carrier’s stock gave back a …

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 operators, with AT&T Mobility set to bolster its GoPhone platform …

AT&T, Cricket and MetroPCS all launched new prepaid-focused offers, highlighting the continued battle among no-contract services Competition among prepaid services continues to ratchet up as AT&T Mobility, Cricket Wireless and MetroPCS all recently launched new promotions highlighting the aggressive playing …

As part of a planned move of its headquarters to Kansas City and a service revamp, Sprint prepaid Virgin Mobile brand is looking to fill various positions Sprint’s long-simmering plans to alter the direction of its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid …

T-Mobile’s MetroPCS brand is set to officially offer select iPhone models, initially limited to Florida before a nationwide roll out T-Mobile US prepaid brand MetroPCS is set to begin offering Apple iPhone devices this week to customers through select retailers …

Sprint prepaid and wholesale business operations to be led by former Ntelos CEO Jim Hyde, with former head of prepaid set to focus on Virgin Mobile Management changes at Sprint continue, as the nation’s No. 4 carrier in terms of …

T-Mobile prepaid brand MetroPCS launches promotion with boosted data bucket for customers porting from Sprint, AT&T and Verizon T-Mobile US’ MetroPCS prepaid brand unveiled a new multiline promotion targeting customers porting their lines in from a rival carrier. The limited-time …

In prepaid battle against T-Mobile and Sprint, AT&T expanded retail distribution for its Cricket Wireless brand, adds Dominican Republic calling option for GoPhone AT&T Mobility continues to keep pressure on the prepaid market, announcing expanded availability of its Cricket Wireless …

Sprint rolled out shared data buckets stealing from Verizon’s naming template, but with more data Sprint continues to tweak rate plans in an attempt to regain momentum in the market, with its latest move targeted at Verizon Wireless. The carrier …

Sprint prepaid efforts turn towards Virgin Mobile with plan alterations Sprint is looking to regain some prepaid mojo with its Virgin Mobile USA brand rolling out a trio of new “unlimited” plans packed with data and the carrier’s recently launched …

Virgin Mobile to offer free music streaming service Oct. 9 on data plans T-Mobile US is set to be joined in the free streaming music space by Sprint prepaid brand Virgin Mobile USA, which announced that beginning Oct. 9 it …

Sprint prepaid brands receives up to four times more unthrottled data Sprint prepaid brand Virgin Mobile USA significantly increased the amount of unthrottled data for its “unlimited” plans in a move highlighting the continued competitiveness of the prepaid space. Virgin …

ItsOn provides insight into how vendors are using virtualization technologies like SDN and NFV to bolster their carrier support platforms. Telecom operators are feverishly working towards implementing virtualization technologies like software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud platforms into their …

A new J.D. Power survey found low customer-satisfaction scores for EIP, despite wider acceptance Equipment installment plans for mobile devices have officially swept the domestic wireless space, with just about every operator actively promoting plans that trade in a lower …

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 …

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 …

New Helio offers ‘unlimited’ service, but stuck with 2G speeds Perhaps showing that at least names never go out of style, the Helio brand is re-entering the domestic mobile virtual network operator market thanks to South Korean telecom provider UBI …

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, …

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 …

AT&T Mobility this week expanded its recently launched “double data” promotion to its business customers, offering up twice the amount of shared data buckets through the end of the month. The plans were rolled out to business customers on Oct. …

Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy! –Regional …

Following up on its announcement earlier this month, Sprint today said it will tap into an agreement with ItsOn to offer “personalized services” through its Virgin Mobile USA prepaid division. The offering, dubbed Virgin Mobile Custom, is a no-contact rate …

Virgin Mobile USA’s PayLo offering is set to expand its entry-level rate plans in connection with distribution partner Wal-Mart. The service, which runs across Sprint’s network, will offer customers a choice between unlimited domestic voice calling and 50 text messages …