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Total Wireless Taking Root In Family Video Stores
A video rental chain finds added revenue in prepaid mobile plans.
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GreatCall Updates Jitterbug Cellphones With Smart & Flip
Cellular MVNO GreatCall, which targets cellphones and medical-alert devices to the elderly and growing baby-boomer populations, released its two latest cellphones, offering such updates...
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TracFone Lost 58K Subscribers Last Quarter
TracFone Wireless, the largest MVNO in the U.S., lost 58,000 net subscribers in the fourth quarter and 338,000 for the year, parent America Movil...
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Consumer Cellular Not Set In Its Ways, Tries Tablets
MVNO Consumer Cellular might target the 50-plus age group, but it’s not set in its ways. The company, which offers no-contract postpaid service over...
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Consumer Cellular Expands LTE Smartphone Lineup
MVNO Consumer Cellular, the no-contract service provider that targets people ages 50 and up, expanded its selection of 4G LTE phones with the launch...
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TextNow Hits Brick-and-Mortar Retail
Waterloo, Ontario — TextNow Wireless, an MVNO that offers hybrid Wi-Fi/cell service, has begun rolling out phones to brick-and-mortar dealers for the first time,...
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Republic Wireless Refunding Subscribers For Unused Data
Raleigh, N.C. – Wireless MVNO Republic Wireless launched new service plans that refund money back to subscribers if they don’t use all of their...
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Prepaid MNVO UVA Mobile Launches
San Diego — Start-up MVNO UVA Mobile launched its prepaid cellular service to consumers nationwide over its website and plans to roll out a...
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Music-Focused ROK Mobile Going Retail
Los Angeles – ROK Mobile, a cellular MVNO that includes its own music-streaming service in the price of its wireless plan, is going retail....
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MVNO TextNow Upgrades Wi-Fi/Cellular Plans
Waterloo, Ontario — Google’s launch of low-cost Wi-Fi/cellular service prompted a response from TextNow Wireless, an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) that already offers...
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MVNO Seniors Wireless Starts Cellular, Telemedicine Service
San Diego — Emveno, a mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) , has created in created its own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service to...
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Verizon Takes Aim Against Regulation
Bedminster, N.J. — Google’s reported plan to become an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) reselling Sprint and T-Mobile service “is another prime example of...
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FreedomPop Adds $5/Month Unlimited Wi-Fi Phone Service
Los Angeles — FreedomPop, the no-contract MVNO that offers free and low-cost cellular voice and data plans, launched a new $5/month service that delivers...
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MVNO Touch Mobile Revises VoIP Prepaid Plans
Waterloo, Ontario – Start-up prepaid MVNO Touch Mobile revised the price plans for its service, adding an unlimited Wi-Fi calling and text plan for...
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GreatCall Calls On Rite Aid
San Diego – MVNO GreatCall, which targets the elderly and growing baby-boomer populations, is expanding its distribution to more than 4,000 Rite Aid pharmacies....
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Target Adds 5 Consumer Cellular Phones
Minneapolis – Target’s U.S. stores nationwide began offering five cellphones yesterday with service from MVNO Consumer Cellular, Target said. The phones are the Consumer...
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Consumer Cellular To Sell Into Target
Portland, Ore.– Cellular MVNO Consumer Cellular, which targets the 50-plus age group with no-contract postpaid service, will substantially expand its brick-and-mortar presence this week...
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FreedomPop To Add Private-Label Phones, Tablets
Los Angeles – FreedomPop, the no-contract MVNO that offers free and low-cost wireless voice and data plans, is launching its first private-label tablets and...
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Touch Mobile Launches Low-Cost Cellular/Wi-Fi Calling Service
Las Vegas –MNVO Touch Mobile came to Super Mobility Week with a low-cost prepaid service that keeps plan prices down by defaulting voice calls...
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