From PC Mag: T-Mobile's CEO, the US Department of Justice, and Dish are embroiled in a messy fight over Sprint's 16-year-old 3G network, with millions of Boost Mobile customers trapped in the middle.
On Monday, Dish and T-Mobile laid out their positions—Dish in an earnings call, and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert in a blog post.
T-Mobile intends to turn off the old Sprint 3G network "on or around January 1, 2022." As part of its deal to merge with Sprint, the company sold off its Boost Mobile prepaid business to Dish. Dish says "millions" of Boost subscribers are still on 3G-only phones, though it didn't specify an exact number.
From T-Mobile's perspective, 5G is a far more efficient way to use its airwaves than 3G. (That's true.) The company has been giving free 5G phones to MetroPCS subscribers, and sees the problem as Dish not wanting to invest in giving its customers new phones for the new network.
"If Dish was really concerned for customers, they would simply take real action and get their customers new phones on time, before the network upgrade happens, just as T-Mobile is doing for affected Sprint customers," Sievert says.
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