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NWIDA has officially filed a comment with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding its concern over the proposed Verizon Wireless-Tracfone merger.
NWIDA stands as the “only trade and advocacy group for the independent wireless dealer and repair shops.” Around 400,000 of these stores can be found throughout the country. With this, the NWIDA has decided to share their concerns about the dealers that currently sell Tracfone products once the proposed merger will take place.
The letter reads:
“My name is Adam Wolf, and I am the President of the National Wireless Independent Dealer Association (www.nwida.org). We are the only trade and advocacy group for the independently owned wireless sales and repair stores in the US. There are approximately 40,000 of these stores in the country.
I would like to enter a comment on the proposed Tracfone / Verizon merger.
As you know, Verizon’s prepaid market share is not as “robust” as its competition -- one of the main reasons they seek to acquire Tracfone. Tracfone currently has over 90,000 points of distribution in the United States, the vast majority (over 98%) are independently owned. They employ thousands of Americans, across all 50 states.
To date, we have not seen any statement from Verizon on their plans for these small-medium businesses. As the trade and advocacy group for the independent wireless dealer, this concerns us.
To be clear -- we are not necessarily opposed to the merger. However, we do request clarification from Verizon on their plans for these dealers and their businesses.”
As of this writing, the FCC has not yet responded to the letter.
Source: NWIDA
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