T-Mobile grows revenue to $17.4 billion during Q2
T-Mobile now serves nearly 133 million postpaid wireless lines after adding over 300,000 net customer accounts during Q2; postpaid service revenue grew 9 percent.
T-Mobile
T-Mobile U.S. ($TMUS) is a wireless phone service provider based in Seattle, Washington. In addition to providing wireless phone service, T-Mobile U.S. offers fixed wireless Internet and streaming television. The company is an American subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, which is based in Germany.
T-Mobile tells FCC it will end DEI policies
The affirmation followed an application by the wireless provider to swap spectrum-related assets with U.S. Cellular Corporation, which requires FCC approval.
Verizon amends claims about satellite-based texting
Verizon has agreed to modify certain claims about its satellite-based texting features following a complaint to an industry organization by one of its rivals.
T-Mobile shares slip after weak phone additions during Q1
T-Mobile saw fewer net phone additions during the first quarter of 2025, owed to increasing pressure from wireless rivals.
T-Mobile introduces new postpaid plans with price-lock guarantee
Wireless provider T-Mobile has introduced new post-paid plans with lower costs, added features and a new five-year price-lock guarantee.
T-Mobile offers free MLB TV to wireless customers
T-Mobile has deepened its partnership with MLB by offering MLB TV to customers for another year and teaming up on the league’s automated ball-strike system.
NAD backs T-Mobile over Starlink partnership claim
The NAD has sided with T-Mobile over brand messaging that touts its exclusive partnership with satellite broadband service Starlink.
Total Wireless urged to modify ad messaging about free phones
The National Advertising Division says Verizon’s Total Wireless should modify certain claims about free 5G phone offerings.
T-Mobile makes aggressive pitch to first responders through T-Priority
T-Mobile is going after AT&T FirstNet customers with the promise of priority access to its standalone 5G wireless network.
T-Mobile urged to modify or drop Snopp Dogg TV ad
The BBB National Program’s NAD said T-Mobile should modify or remove a spot featuring Snoop Dogg and other celebrities that didn’t clearly qualify its free iPhone offer.
Verizon urged to modify ads that showcased satellite-based texting
A national advertising watchdog says Verizon’s television spot and website that mentions its satellite texting service has the potential to mislead customers.
T-Mobile ties hurricane relief to World Series in latest promo
T-Mobile is tying its latest charitable campaign to the outcome of the World Series, pledging up to $1 million to the American Red Cross for hurricane relief efforts.
Man arrested for T-Mobile hack is suspected in newly-revealed AT&T data breach
An American citizen detained in Turkey is suspected of participating in an attack against AT&T’s systems that allowed them to collect sensitive customer records.
T-Mobile agrees to pay $4.4 billion for U.S. Cellular
The sale will see T-Mobile acquire U.S. Cellular’s wireless customers, stores and some spectrum-related assets.
American who hacked T-Mobile in 2021 arrested in Turkey, faces extradition
John Binns, 24, admitted to accessing servers connected to T-Mobile; he was federally indicted in 2022.
T-Mobile raising prices on grandfathered-in customers with older plans
Long-time T-Mobile customers on older plans will pay $2 to $5 more per month if they don’t transition to a newer, potentially costlier tier of service.
T-Mobile expands ad business with new products, partnerships
Today, T-Mobile announced the expansion of T-Mobile Advertising Solutions during its first-ever presentation at IAB NewFronts.
T-Mobile debuts Home Internet Plus plan for $70
The plan allows 4K video streaming and includes tech support for in-home wireless devices.
T-Mobile expands land-based fiber offering to 13 cities
T-Mobile is offering a land-based fiber Internet service in more than a dozen cities, according to a report published this week.
NARB says Mint Mobile should disclose up-front pricing in ads
An advertising review board says Mint Mobile needs to stop saying “Verizon sucks” in social media posts and make full disclosures about wireless pricing.
T-Mobile posts wireless gains during key holiday shopping season
T-Mobile saw its wireless business grow by 299,000 new accounts during the key retail holiday season last year, ending the year with nearly 120 million wireless lines.
American living in Turkey indicted over T-Mobile hacking
A federal grand jury indicted a 23-year-old American in 2022 for hacking T-Mobile one year earlier, according to a sealed charging document obtained and published by The Desk.
T-Mobile to change Netflix benefit for most customers
T-Mobile will push some long-time customers toward Netflix with Ads, after years of ad-free streaming.
T-Mobile brings fiber service to Florida, Minnesota
T-Mobile has brought its land-based fiber Internet service to new markets in Florida and Minnesota.
T-Mobile to shut down SyncUP Pets tracking service in November
The SyncUP Pets service launched in February 2020 and included a small tracking device that attached to a pet’s collar.
T-Mobile walks back plan to move customers to higher-priced tiers
T-Mobile has reversed its plan to move some of its long-time customers to newer, more-expensive tiers.
T-Mobile may walk back strategy of moving customers to higher-priced plans
T-Mobile may be walking back a controversial plan to move some long-time customers to more-expensive service tiers.
Comcast to appeal decision by ad board on “10G” claims
Acting on a complaint by Verizon and T-Mobile, the National Advertising Division said Comcast’s “10G Network” brand should be changed.
T-Mobile open to U.S. Cellular acquisition, CEO says
T-Mobile is not ruling out a play for U.S. Cellular, a provider of wireless phone service that primarily targets rural areas, its CEO suggested on Wednesday.
T-Mobile to lay off 5,000 workers, mostly in corporate roles
T-Mobile is laying off a significant amount of its workforce to address customer acquisition costs and other expenses, the company’s CEO said in a letter this week.
Good News Roundup for August 18, 2023
A look at industry awards, public service and community outreach initiatives from the telecom, media and technology sectors.
Telecoms providing assistance during Maui wildfires
Companies like AT&T, Verizon, DirecTV, Hawaiian Telcom and T-Mobile are providing assistance to those affected by the Maui wildfires.
Federal broadband program benefitting more urban households than rural customers
Only around 15 percent of the ACP’s 20 million benefits recipients come from rural areas, according to the FCC.
Good News Roundup for August 11, 2013
A look at industry awards, public service and community outreach initiatives from the telecom, media and technology sectors.
Viasat shifts focus from broadband to mobile market
Officials at Viasat say the company’s mobile business sector could help it earn as much as $130 billion in revenue by 2030.
Astound to sell phone service on T-Mobile’s network
Astound Broadband has become the latest cable television and Internet player to sell wireless phone service.
T-Mobile consolidating customer support teams
T-Mobile is closing some of its customer support centers and will consolidate its T-Force team into five hubs.
FCC threatens fines against man for using cameras on T-Mobile frequencies
The FCC says a Pennsylvania man repeatedly used surveillance cameras that interfered with T-Mobile’s network, even after being asked not to.
T-Mobile offering free MLB.TV to customers through July
T-Mobile is giving customers another opportunity to sign up for its free MLB.TV package.
DOJ may move to block Mint Mobile merger with T-Mobile
The U.S. Department of Justice may file an antitrust lawsuit to block the proposed acquisition of Mint Mobile by T-Mobile.