Tracfone has doubled the data allowance on its Unlimited Talk & Text plans at no extra cost to customers. Hotspot functionality is now available on all UTT plans, previously limited to the $40 plan.

Verizon today announced it has struck a deal to buy TracFone in a further consolidation of the US cellular industry. Verizon is one of three major carriers that operate nationwide wireless networks, ...

The mobile operator Tracfone isn’t exactly a household name, but it does have about 21 million customers in the US. Soon, those customers will fall under the Verizon umbrella, as Verizon just ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon (NYSE: VZ) – Today Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of TracFone ...

The Miami company that wants to bring free cellphones to needy Coloradans has scuttled its plan and blames county emergency-service officials for insisting the poor help pay for 911 service. TracFone ...

TracFone is a mobile phone service with several different options. The service is prepaid and you actually buy minutes in advance, as opposed to having a contract and monthly bill. You can activate a ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined TracFone — the largest prepaid mobile provider in the U.S. — $40 million for telling customers that they have “unlimited” data service, then throttling ...

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