T-Mobile
has
completed
its
acquisition
of
Mint
Mobile,
the
carrier
partially
owned
by
Ryan
Reynolds.
In
an
update
on
Wednesday,
T-Mobile
says
Mint
Mobile
will
continue
to
offer
its
$15
per
month
/
5GB
of
data
plan
(that
requires
paying
for
three
months
upfront),
while
also
offering
access
to
some
of
T-Mobile’s
perks
rolling
out
now
and
“over
the
next
few
months.”
The
acquisition
also
includes
Ka’ena
Corporation,
the
parent
company
of
Mint
Mobile,
along
with
the
two
other
companies
under
its
umbrella:
the
prepaid
brand
Ultra
Mobile
and
the
wholesale
wireless
provider
Plum.
Both
Mint
Mobile
and
Ultra
Mobile
customers
will
get
T-Mobile’s
scam
call
screening
service
as
part
of
the
merger.
Additionally,
Mint
and
Ultra
customers
will
get
free
Canada
roaming,
which
includes
unlimited
talk
and
text
as
well
as
3GB
of
data.
Ultra
customers
will
also
gain
access
to
an
enhanced
data
roaming
option
while
in
Mexico.
T-Mobile
announced
its
plans
to
acquire
Mint
Mobile
for
up
to
$1.35
billion
last
March,
and
the
Federal
Communications
Commission
finally
approved
the
deal
last
month.
Mint
founders
David
Glickman
and
Rizwan
Kassim
are
joining
the
T-Mobile
team
to
help
lead
the
brands,
while
Reynolds
will
continue
to
serve
as
Mint’s
ambassador.
The
deal
gives
T-Mobile
a
chance
to
dip
back
into
the
prepaid
phone
market,
an
opportunity
it
lost
after
it
sold
Boost
Mobile.
(Originally posted by Emma Roth)
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