I suspect this is the beginning of the end for Boost as its own network:
https://about.att.com/story/2025/echostar.html
The brand itself may or may not live on. Time will tell.
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Boost returns to being just another MVNO:
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No no; it’s a “hybrid MNO” 
, which is apparently a new term for a full-stack MVNO. The only other full-stack MVNOs in the U.S., of which I’m aware, are Altice and Mobi’s beta service.
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I am confused as to what I am in all this news. I’ve been with Boost since RW disbanded. So… do I still have a home? Or am I out on the street 
You’re fine. Today’s news is an announcement AT&T intends to acquire certain Boost Mobile spectrum assets. AT&T is not currently acquiring Boost Mobile the company.
Presuming the deal is approved (likely in my opinion), it won’t be finalized until middle of 2026.
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…pleased to not see MobileX anywhere, unless I’m missing something…
The connection between MobileX and Boost Mobile is Peter Adderton. Mr. Adderton founded both brands but is no longer involved with the Boost brand.
The Reddit rumor mill took that and came up with a merger between the two but such a merger has always seemed more wishful thinking among some than reality.
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My Boost line is on the AT&T network. It would be nice to hope that this might improve performance on the data side. I won’t bet on it. Presently, in the late afternoon, my Boost/AT&T line data performance drops to minutes per byte. Sarcasm aside, data effectively stops in the late afternoon. The primary value of the Boost line is having coverage in places where T-Mobile has holes. And at that, the line is only justifiable due to credits from the RW days bringing the cost way down.
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It’s over for DISH as a fourth national facilities based carrier. Charlie Ergen is cashing out. The Boost brand will continue as of now. We’ll see about the future.
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I just saw this. It was so poorly run from the very top, it shouldn’t have even gotten as far as it did. I, for one, wholeheartedly endorse the FCCs decision to force their hand.
Some of the folks brought in by DISH were competent. They did - after all - manage to build a greenfield network (something not done in the U.S. for decades).
If you’re referring to corporate leadership’s incompetence then I wholeheartedly agree with you. No worries there, rumor has it Mr. Ergen is set to return as CEO.
It was the FCC - as well as the DOJ - who signed off on the whole boondoggle to begin with, so I have to question their competence also. Time will tell if the current FCC posture creates better results.
Finally, no one at DISH nor the government regulators are being held accountable for their incompetence. As long as the incompetent are not held accountable, we should expect more incompetence.
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And now they are throwing in the towel on their Hughesnet product:
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