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Report: Is T-Mobile Planning to Acquire USCellular?

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Is T-Mobile hinting at acquiring another rival?  As reported by PhoneArena, T-Mobile’s CEO Mike Sievert has been hinting at purchasing USCellular, which has recently been put up for sale. If the Un-carrier is able to purchase the carrier, it will give them more spectrum and significant assets in the rural markets.  Currently, T-Mobile’s rural wireless market share in the country has increased to 16.5% from 13% in 2021. Still, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Makes Bold Move After Layoffs

Last month, it was announced that 7 percent of T-Mobile’s workforce was getting cut. This roughly translated to 5,000 employees. Shortly after this, the Un-carrier announced the first-ever dividend program for its shareholders to enjoy.  In its announcement, the company is said to be preparing to pay dividends of $3.75 billion in the next five quarters. In addition to this, T-Mo plans to buy back $15.25 billion of its shares. Shortly after the announcement, the company’s shares … [read full article]

T-Mobile Has a New Promotion for Select Prepaid Customers

T-Mobile is currently running a free phone promotion for new prepaid customers. Unfortunately, the offer is only available in select locations.  As shared by The Mobile Report, T-Mobile is hoping to expand its customer reach in the “Small Market/Rural Area (SMRA).” An SMRA location is usually referred to an area with lower traffic or usually a rural clientele. So if you reside in a large city, this … [read full article]

Sonim XP10 Now Available for T-Mobile Business Customers

T-Mobile Business customers now have access to Sonim’s newest flagship rugged smartphone, the Sonim XP10.  In July, Sonim unveiled this device for US customers. The XP10 was specifically designed for workers in dangerous environments– particularly those dealing with extreme temperature changes, inclement  weather, and other hazards.  Sonim Technologies’ Chief Commercial Officer, Chuck Becher was quoted saying: “We believe no job should be hindered by technology limitations so our goal was to build a smartphone that could perform … [read full article]

T-Mobile Lays Off 7% of Its Workforce

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Once again, T-Mobile is in hot water over today’s news. Despite promising to be a “jobs positive” company, the Un-carrier is apparently laying off around 5,000 of its workers. This is roughly around 7 percent of T-Mobile’s workforce.  As reported by The Verge, the positions that will be affected by this include those working in corporate, back-office, and technology. Employees in retail and customer care will not be affected … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile Moves On from Best Buy

For some time now, customers had a chance to pick up some of T-Mobile’s plans and devices at Best Buy stores. This allowed them to go to a nearby store instead of looking for a T-Mobile retail store. Unfortunately, it looks like this will no longer be an option soon.  As reported by The Mobile Report, the Un-carrier is ending its partnership with Best Buy after just two years. … [read full article]

T-Mobile Makes Changes to Port-in Offer

T-Mobile has since been offering a port-in credit to customers. This is something that customers enjoyed receiving after they ported in from a competitor.  And since April, T-Mobile has been offering a $200 rebate credit for porting in a postpaid number. The offer can even be redeemed by up to five times per account, bringing this up to $1,000. Unfortunately, this offer doesn’t seem to last long.  As revealed by [read full article]