Boost Mobile
American telecommunications company
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| June 6 2025 | EchoStar Corporation was reported to be preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after the FCC suspended its strategic decision-making for Boost Mobile, compounded by missing over $500 million in interest payments and the termination of the Dish Network acquisition by DirecTV. |
| 2024 | DISH Network merged with EchoStar Corporation, with Gen Mobile becoming part of the expanded EchoStar organization while continuing to operate under its own brand in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2024 | Boost Mobile's participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) ended when the federal program lost its funding. |
| September 20 2024 | The FCC granted a 5G buildout framework for the Boost Mobile Network. |
| September 18 2024 | EchoStar requested an extension for final construction deadlines for its spectrum licenses, committing to expand 5G coverage to 80% of the U.S. population by December 31, 2024. |
| July 17 2024 | EchoStar merged prepaid Boost Mobile and postpaid Boost Infinite into a rebranded Boost Mobile, introducing new 5G unlimited plans starting at $25 per month, with a 30-day money-back guarantee and a price lock promotion for postpaid subscribers. |
| May 2024 | EchoStar President and CEO Hamid Akhavan promised a reboot of the Boost brand in the second half of 2024. |
| December 2023 | 3.7 GHz C-band spectrum became available for deployment. |
| December 31 2023 | After Dish's merger with EchoStar, Boost Mobile became a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation. |
| August 8 2023 | Dish Network Corporation and EchoStar Corporation announced their intention to merge, aiming to gain additional resources and flexibility in connectivity services deployment. |
| June 14 2023 | Boost Mobile announced it had met the requirement to provide 5G coverage to 70% of the U.S. population. |
| May 2023 | Full service was restored after more than a month of service outages following the ransomware attack. |
| February 2023 | Dish Network suffered a major ransomware attack, causing internal outages, service disruptions, and data theft across its subsidiary companies. |
| December 2022 | Dish Network launched Boost Infinite, a postpaid service spin-off brand. |
| June 2022 | Dish announced it had met the FCC mandate to provide 5G coverage to 20% of the U.S. population. |
| June 2022 | Dish began offering wireless services through Ting Mobile, Boost Mobile, Republic Wireless, and Gen Mobile brands, with Ting Mobile plans now using the Verizon network. |
| May 2022 | Dish began launching its 5G network under the 'Project Genesis' brand in Las Vegas, with plans to serve at least 120 cities by June 2023. |
| 2021 | Boost Mobile acquired C-band spectrum (3.4 GHz) through an auction, covering 100% of the continental United States. |
| September 1 2021 | Dish Network acquired Gen Mobile to further grow its wireless subscriber base. |
| July 19 2021 | Dish Network announced a $5 billion wholesale wireless agreement with AT&T over the next 10 years, agreeing to share 5G spectrum. |
| July 1 2021 | Boost Mobile signed Haley and Hanna Cavinder, twin basketball players from Fresno State, as spokespersons on the first day NCAA athletes could receive compensation for name, image, and likeness. |
| March 8 2021 | Dish Network acquired Republic Wireless to expand its wireless subscriber base. |
| November 2020 | Boost Mobile launched a trial network on the 600 MHz frequency band, with licenses covering 100% of the continental United States. |
| November 2020 | Robert Currie was named head of the Ting Mobile brand, and the company changed its plan structure away from pay-as-you-go rates. |
| August 3 2020 | Dish Network acquired key Ting Mobile assets, with a two-year transitional license to the Ting branding. The sale did not include the Ting Internet division. |
| July 1 2020 | Dish Network acquired Boost Mobile following the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile. |
| April 2020 | Following the merger of Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile US, Gen Mobile transitioned its network services to operate on AT&T and T-Mobile US networks. |
| April 1 2020 | Sprint merged with T-Mobile, initiating a $1.4 billion deal to sell Boost Mobile to Dish Network. |
| January 2020 | Sprint discontinued the Virgin Mobile USA brand and transferred its customers to Boost Mobile. |
| 2019 | As part of the merger between Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile US, Sprint agreed to divest its prepaid wireless businesses, including Boost Mobile, to reduce antitrust concerns. |
| 2019 | Ting Mobile expanded its service offerings to include GSM, CDMA, and High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) networks, providing customers with multiple network technology options. |
| July 10 2019 | Ting Mobile announced it would not renew its network agreement with T-Mobile after December 19, 2019, and initially planned to partner with Verizon. |
| July 25 2018 | Gen Mobile officially launched its wireless services, beginning operations as a prepaid wireless provider on the Sprint network. |
| February 2018 | Gen Mobile was founded by a group of telecom executives in Redondo Beach, California, establishing itself as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) providing prepaid wireless services over the Sprint network. |
| June 2017 | Ting Mobile gained 19,000 new customers in the first half of the year, partly attributed to the shutdown of rival RingPlus. |
| February 24 2015 | Ting Mobile offered public beta access to its GSM network, with an official product launch to follow in the coming months. |
| December 9 2014 | Ting Mobile announced upcoming GSM services using the T-Mobile network, allowing customers to have phones on multiple networks within the same account. |
| June 2012 | Boost Mobile launched a television campaign promoting the HTC EVO Design 4G, its first smartphone on Sprint's 4G WiMAX network, featuring comedian Faizon Love as the '4Genie'. |
| February 2012 | Ting Mobile was originally established by Tucows as a mobile virtual network operator providing cellular service in the United States. |
| February 2012 | Ting Mobile officially launched its wireless service. |
| December 6 2011 | Ting Mobile launched a public beta, offering official support for seven Sprint-branded smartphones and providing a list of compatible devices and a user discussion area. |
| 2010 | At the Consumer Electronics Show, Boost Mobile announced a new unlimited plan using Sprint's CDMA network. Sprint also acquired Virgin Mobile USA and reorganized Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile into a new group within the company. |
| January 20 2010 | Sprint Nextel secured 1985 Chicago Bears players to re-create the 'Super Bowl Shuffle' as 'The Boost Mobile Shuffle' during Super Bowl XLIV. |
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