Verizon Communications said Monday that it has agreed to purchase prepaid wireless giant Tracfone for $6.25 billion in cash and stock. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2021.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TracFone Wireless agreed to a $13.4 million settlement to resolve false claims allegations in connection with the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) low-income subsidy ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon (NYSE: VZ) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with America Movil to acquire Tracfone, the leading pre-paid and value mobile ...

NEW YORK – Verizon (NYSE: VZ) – Today Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of TracFone Wireless, Inc. and TracFone’s family of ...

The mobile operator Tracfone isn’t exactly a household name, but it does have about 21 million customers in the US. Soon, those customers will fall under the Verizon umbrella, as Verizon just ...

Verizon made a splash last month, announcing a surprise deal to acquire prepaid MVNO Tracfone from America Movil for $6.25 billion. The move had some obvious benefits, netting Verizon some 20.9 ...

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Verizon is buying Tracfone, the oldest and largest virtual wireless carrier in the US, in a $6.9 billion deal that the companies say will probably close in the second half of 2021. Tracfone has been ...

Verizon today announced it has struck a deal to buy TracFone in a further consolidation of the US cellular industry. Verizon is one of three major carriers that operate nationwide wireless networks, ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent survey from AARP, 64% of American adults aged 50-plus report feeling that technology is not designed with their age in mind. As the skills ...

WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - TracFone Wireless agreed to a $13.4 million settlement to resolve false claims allegations in connection with the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) low-income ...