Boost Mobile Founder Peter Adderton is against the T-Mobile-Sprint merger: Here's why.

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The founder and former CEO of Boost Mobile USA says the proposed T-Mobile-Sprint merger should not happen. Certainly not unless Boost, which is currently owned by Sprint, and MetroPCS, a unit of T-Mobile, are spun off. Peter Adderton, who still runs Boost in Australia from his home in Los Angeles, says he’s concerned about the more than 30 million “prepaid” wireless customers who would be consolidated under the new T-Mobile. Though the distinctions between prepaid and postpaid phone service are getting fuzzier nowadays, prepaid plans tend to cater to more budget-conscious consumers who pay in advance for the service they think they’ll use. MetroPCS, Boost, and Sprint-owned Virgin Mobile USA epitomize such brands. Adderton is also concerned about the future of so-called MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators), the mobile companies that negotiate wholesale rates with all the major carriers, including AT&T and Verizon Wireless, then resell service under their own brand names.


Boost Mobile Founder Peter Adderton is against the T-Mobile-Sprint merger: Here's why.