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Virgin Mobile forced to shed 1.6M Lifeline subs due to FCC overhaul
Sprint Nextel's Virgin Mobile reduced the number of its Lifeline subscribers by almost half, according to the results of a Wall Street Journal investigation into changes in the FCC's Lifeline program. Although Virgin shed the largest number of subscribers, the carrier wasn't alone: According to the WSJ , AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and others also reduced the number of subscribers eligible for Lifeline money.
FCC overhauls Lifeline program to crack down on fraudulent subsidized phones
The FCC voted to reform its Lifeline phone subsidy program and to stamp out waste and fraud by limiting people in the program from claiming subsidized handsets from multiple wireless carriers. In a
Sprint leans on low-income Assurance Wireless subs for growth
Sprint Nextel ( NYSE:S ), which has made no secret about its desire to add postpaid subscribers and paid $15.5 billion over four years to sell Apple's ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) iPhone to get them, is also relying
Sprint discontinues Common Cents Mobile prepaid brand
Sprint Nextel ( NYSE: S ) said it will fold its Common Cents Mobile prepaid brand into its Virgin Mobile payLo offering in May, a move that brings to an end a brand Sprint launched less than a year
Sprint expands Common Cents Mobile at Wal-Mart
Sprint Nextel ( NYSE:S ) boosted the retail distribution for its Commons Cents Mobile prepaid brand to 500 more Wal-Mart stores across the country. The carrier also launched a new promotion to coincide
TracFone expands SafeLink service to compete with Sprint offering
TracFone Wireless expanded the lineup of plans for its SafeLink wireless service, which is offered to low-income customers. The service is now competing more directly with Sprint Nextel's ( NYSE:S )
Virgin launches $20 per month PayLo plan
Sprint Nextel's ( NYSE: S ) Virgin Mobile brand is going after the low end of the market with a new "sub-brand" called PayLo that is offering two low-cost plans targeted at the budget-conscious. PayLo
