DISH selects Tucows as technology partner, acquires Ting Mobile assets
August 03 2020 - 7:44AM
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:
TCX, TSX: TC) today announced that DISH has chosen Tucows as a
technology partner for its retail wireless business. With a history
of digital innovation, Tucows has made the strategic decision to
offer Mobile Services Enabler (MSE) solutions, beginning with DISH.
As part of this agreement, DISH has also acquired Ting Mobile
assets, including customer relationships.
Effective August 1, 2020, most Ting Mobile customers across the
U.S. became customers of DISH. These customers will continue to use
their current phones and will enjoy the same rates and excellent
customer experience. As with DISH’s recently acquired Boost
customers, these Ting Mobile customers will have access to the new
T-Mobile network.
In mobile, Tucows will focus on growing its MSE business,
delivering a wide range of functions including billing, activation,
provisioning, and funnel marketing to mobile providers. Tucows
provides leading enablement platforms in domain registration and
fiber-to-the-home. DISH is now the first Tucows mobile technology
customer.
Following is a statement on the agreement by Elliot
Noss, Tucows CEO: “DISH has acquired a well-loved mobile
brand, a loyal customer base and a proven platform. Tucows will now
refocus our mobile business on building and maintaining platforms
that simplify complex systems while still maintaining strong,
consistent cash flows. Ting Mobile customers will surely reap the
rewards of a better cost structure, and the U.S. mobile industry
has an aggressive competitor in DISH, a company well-positioned to
disrupt the industry.”
Following is a statement by John Swieringa, Group
President, Retail Wireless and DISH COO:“Today, we welcome
Ting Mobile customers to DISH. Ting Mobile is a great brand that
stands for better value in wireless, and we are eager to begin
delivering our award-winning customer service to Ting subscribers.
Our agreement with Tucows will accelerate our digital and
operational capabilities in wireless. Elliot and his team have a
strong track record as entrepreneurs and innovators, and we are
excited to partner with them on our wireless venture.”
Tucows Conference CallConcurrent with the
dissemination of this news release, management’s pre-recorded
commentary discussing the agreement has been posted to the Tucows
web site at http://www.tucows.com/investors/news. In lieu of a live
question and answer period, shareholders, analysts and prospective
investors can submit questions to Tucows’ management at
ir@tucows.com until Wednesday, August 12. Management will post
responses to questions of general interest to the Company’s web
site at http://www.tucows.com/investors/news on Monday, August
17 at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET. All questions will receive a
response, however, questions of a more specific nature may be
responded to directly.
About TucowsTucows is a provider of network
access, mobile technology services, domain names and other Internet
services. Ting Internet (https://ting.com/internet) delivers fixed
fiber Internet access with outstanding customer support. Tucows’
mobile services enabler (MSE) platform provides network access,
provisioning and billing services for mobile virtual network
operators (MVNOs). OpenSRS (https://opensrs.com), Enom
(https://www.enom.com) and Ascio (https://ascio.com) combined
manage approximately 24 million domain names and millions of
value-added services through a global reseller network of over
36,000 web hosts and ISPs. Hover (https://hover.com) makes it easy
for individuals and small businesses to manage their domain names
and email addresses. More information can be found on Tucows’
corporate website (https://tucows.com).
About DISHDISH Network Corporation is a
connectivity company. Since 1980, it has served as a disruptive
force, driving innovation and value on behalf of consumers. Through
its subsidiaries, the company provides television entertainment and
award-winning technology to millions of customers with its
satellite DISH TV and streaming SLING TV services. In 2020, the
company became a nationwide U.S. wireless carrier through the
acquisition of Boost Mobile. DISH continues to innovate in
wireless, building the nation's first virtualized, standalone 5G
broadband network. DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is a
Fortune 250 company.
For company information, visit about.dish.com.
Tucows
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Lawrence Chamberlain |
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lawrence.chamberlain@loderockadvisors.com |
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DISH media contact: |
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Karen Modlin |
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303-723-1850 |
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Karen.Modlin@dish.com |
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