Dish is begging authorities for help with T-Mobile’s CDMA shutdown looming
Boost Mobile, owned by Dish Network, serves 9 million customers - more than half of which rely on the older CDMA network. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Dish Network issued a new letter to the Federal Communications Commission this week, as reported by Axios, highlighting the urgent situation it faces if T-Mobile moves ahead with its planned January 2022 CDMA network shutdown. We believe that T-Mobile's actions raise significant competition and public interest concerns," the letter states. It would be a blow to Dish's business, but most importantly, millions of Boost Mobile customers would feel the impact as a result.
Boost Mobile, a former Sprint MVNO sold to Dish as part of T-Mobile's acquisition, serves 9 million customers. According to the letter, more than half of them rely on CDMA service. Its prepaid service is an accessible alternative to contract plans for low-income customers;...