Customers with Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile are joining the “Un-carrier” family.
The FCC has approved T-Mobile’s acquisition of Ka’ena Corp, the owner of these budget service providers.
The effect that this acquisition will have on Mint and Ultra customers is mostly unknown.
T-Mobile agreed to implement the 60-day unlocking period at the behest of consumer groups and the FCC.
I should clarify that T-Mobile phone service already follows a 60-day unlocking period.
Last year, a Mint representative promised that the T-Mobile acquisitionwould not affect pricingfor any cellular plans.
But this deal is not subject to thethree-year pricing freezethat we saw during T-Mobile’s acquisition of Sprint.
Some consumer and privacy groups are also concerned about T-Mobile’s security standards.
T-Mobile has disclosedninedata breaches since 2018, and a future breach could affect Mint Mobile or Ultra Mobile customers.
When it comes to customer safety and security,allcarriers are neglectful and incompetent.
