It’s time for a new Uncarrier: Could Verizon take up the mantle?Verizon seems unlikely, and it probably is. That said, maybe the uncarrier spirit lives on in other ways?

It’s time for a new Uncarrier: Could Verizon take up the mantle?

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T-Mobile’s “uncarrier” era is over in all but name. The company that once tore up the rulebook and dragged the wireless industry into the modern age now looks a lot like the competitors it used to mock. After years of disruption, T-Mobile has settled comfortably into big-carrier territory. This has included raising prices, adding dubious fees, axing features, and chasing profit in the same ways as AT&T and Verizon.

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Verizon seems unlikely, and it probably is. That said, maybe the uncarrier spirit lives on in other ways?Andrew Grush2025-10-24T09:00:58.000Z{}