Tag archive: carrier contracts

New California governor Jerry Brown has one way to deal with the cash-strapped state: Get rid of California-funded cell phones. Claiming he will also be handing in his own state-issued phone, Brown is attempting to shut off service to nearly 50,000 phones by summer. “It is difficult for me to believe that 40 percent of all state employees must be equipped with tax-payer-funded cell phones. The current numbers of phones out there is astounding,”… Read More

In a a move to cut costs and improve its corporate balance sheet, telecommunications provider Sprint has announced a seven-year agreement to turn over operation of its networks to Ericsson. Dubbed Network Advantage, Sprint will pay Ericsson $4.5 to $5 billion over the term of the contract, and roughly 6,000 Sprint personnel will transfer to Ericsson as part of the deal. “No other U.S.-based carrier has followed through on the… Read More