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Branson targets Gulf markets with Virgin Mobile brand
Virgin Group owner Richard Branson is planning to extend the Virgin Mobile brand to the Middle East, and has already submitted a bid for an MVNO licence in Saudi Arabia.
Exclusive: Verizon to launch $35 prepaid plan with 500 minutes, unlimited mobile web and texting
Verizon Wireless confirmed that tomorrow the carrier will launch a prepaid plan that includes 500 minutes and unlimited mobile web and texting. The plan will go for $35 per month and will only be available on basic phones.
Sprint's Virgin targets T-Mobile with $100 credit to switch
Sprint Nextel's Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brand is offering T-Mobile USA customers $100 to switch over to Virgin's no-contract service. The action is a response to T-Mobile's new no-contract business strategy.
Sprint launches prepaid LTE service through Virgin, Boost
Less than a year after switching on its LTE network, Sprint Nextel announced it will offer LTE services through its prepaid brands: Virgin Mobile USA and Boost Mobile. The action dramatically lowers the cost of Sprint's LTE service and could put pressure on Sprint's larger rivals AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless, neither of which offers prepaid LTE service.
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.
AT&T's Stephenson indicates interest in handset financing
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said he liked the approach T-Mobile USA is taking by removing handset subsidies from its plans, and said he would watch the development with interest.
Virgin Mobile, C Spire testing handset financing programs
Sprint Nextel's prepaid brand Virgin Mobile and regional wireless carrier C Spire Wireless have been quietly testing handset financing programs, the carriers confirmed. Both operators are using the startup BillFloat to support their pilot programs, which are ongoing but expected to end within the next few weeks. The disclosures come a month after FierceWireless reported that Leap Wireless' Cricket and MetroPCS both recently launched handset financing options.
Rumor Mill: Sprint to launch Sprint-branded prepaid service
Sprint Nextel will launch its own branded prepaid service later this month, according to the blog Android Police . The move would add another layer to Sprint's multi-pronged prepaid strategy.
Sprint's Boost Mobile to start smartphone throttling in January
Starting in January, Sprint Nextel's Boost Mobile prepaid brand will begin throttling customers' data speeds if they use more than 2.5 GB per month. The change mirrors one that Sprint put in place this year for its Virgin Mobile prepaid unit.
Rumor Mill: Sprint's Boost, Virgin to launch LTE smartphones in Q1 2013
Sprint Nextel's Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile brands will launch the carrier's first prepaid LTE smartphones in the first quarter of 2013, according to various blog and Twitter postings.
