Boost founder says willing to pay up to $2 billion to buy brand from Sprint

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Boost founder says willing to pay up to $2 billion to buy brand from Sprint
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Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton is willing to pay up to $2 billion to buy ba...

U.S. regulators approved Sprint’s $26.5-billion merger with larger rival T-Mobile US Inc in July. As a concession to regulators, the companies agreed to sell Sprint’s prepaid wireless business, which includes the Boost and Virgin Mobile brands, to Dish for $1.4 billion, as well as sell some wireless spectrum, or airwaves that carry data, to Dish for $3.6 billion.

T-Mobile and Sprint are currently re-negotiating terms of their merger agreement, which had expired on Nov. 1, providing a window of opportunity to make the offer, Adderton said. Ever since the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint was announced last year, Adderton has been outspoken on Twitter that the combination would harm lower-income consumers who depend on prepaid phones, where users pay for phone service at the beginning of the month and are not required to pass a credit check.

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