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INDUSTRY UPDATES
28 APRIL-JUNE 2024

T-Mobile US Expands 5G FWA Service to Puerto Rico

T-Mobile US launched its 5G fixed
Draft
wireless access (FWA) home internet
offering in some areas of Puerto Rico,
as it looks to replicate the success of
the service in the US.
The operator explained the service
is available to customers with an
eligible address and a qualifying
voice line. It noted the service is
currently offered in areas where it has
“network capacity to provide a great
experience to all customers”.
T-Mobile stated its network capacity
in Puerto Rico “is increasing all the
time, and 5G Home Internet service
will continue expanding to more
people”.

The service is available for $50
a month with autopay. T-Mobile
stated there are no added taxes on
qualifying accounts, monthly fees or
equipment costs.
cover any early termination fees from has gained roughly half a million FWA
Customers can pick-up gateways other internet service providers. subscribers every quarter. In its most
from retail stores and install them in recent Q4, it added 541,000 customers
around 15 minutes after downloading Jorge Martel, VP and GM of T-Mobile to bring its total to 4.8 million.
an app. Puerto Rico, stated the operator is also
giving subscribers a $100 T-Mobile gift On its Q4 earnings call, T-Mobile US
As further incentive, T-Mobile is letting card after sign-up. CEO Mike Sievert stated it was on track
customers test the service for free to meet its target of 7 million to 8
for 15 days and will pay up to $750 to Over the past two years, the operator million subscribers by 2025.

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