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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Boost_Mobile_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Boost Mobile (disambiguation)">Boost Mobile (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1242257876">.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-label{padding-right:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-below{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-logo img{background-color:#f8f9fa}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-locality,.mw-parser-output .ib-company-country{display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org" style="font-size: 125%;">DISH Wireless L.L.C.</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Boost_Mobile_(United_States)_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Boost_Mobile_%28United_States%29_logo.svg/250px-Boost_Mobile_%28United_States%29_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Boost_Mobile_%28United_States%29_logo.svg/330px-Boost_Mobile_%28United_States%29_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Boost_Mobile_%28United_States%29_logo.svg/500px-Boost_Mobile_%28United_States%29_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1199" data-file-height="465" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Trade_name" title="Trade name">Trade name</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">Boost Mobile</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Boost Worldwide, Inc. (2001-2020)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Wireless_telecommunications" class="mw-redirect" title="Wireless telecommunications">Wireless telecommunications</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>2001<span class="noprint">; 24 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2001</span>)</span> (as Boost Worldwide, Inc.)</li><li>July 1, 2020<span class="noprint">; 4 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2020-07-01</span>)</span> (as DISH Wireless L.L.C.)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Englewood,_Colorado" title="Englewood, Colorado">Englewood, Colorado</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">John Swieringa (<a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">president</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data">Smart phones, wireless service</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Brands</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gen_Mobile" title="Gen Mobile">Gen Mobile</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ting_Mobile" title="Ting Mobile">Ting Mobile</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services</th><td class="infobox-data category"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_telephony" title="Mobile telephony">Mobile telephony</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wireless_broadband" title="Wireless broadband">Wireless broadband</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/EchoStar" title="EchoStar">EchoStar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://boostmobile.com">boostmobile<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>DISH Wireless L.L.C.</b>, doing business as <b>Boost Mobile</b>, is an American telecommunications company and <a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">wholly owned subsidiary</a> of <a href="/wiki/EchoStar" title="EchoStar">EchoStar Corporation</a>. Boost Mobile is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_in_the_United_States" title="List of mobile network operators in the United States">fourth largest wireless carrier in the United States</a>. Together with its sister brands <a href="/wiki/Gen_Mobile" title="Gen Mobile">Gen Mobile</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ting_Mobile" title="Ting Mobile">Ting Mobile</a>, it serves 7 million subscribers as of December 31, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-ir.echostar.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ir.echostar.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Boost Mobile was founded as a joint venture between Peter Adderton, Craig Cooper, Kirt McMaster, and <a href="/wiki/Nextel_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Nextel Communications">Nextel Communications</a> in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was purchased by Nextel in 2003 and, as a result of the merger between <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Corporation" title="Sprint Corporation">Sprint Corporation</a> and Nextel, then became owned by Sprint in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was then acquired by <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a> on July 1, 2020, following the merger between <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Corporation" title="Sprint Corporation">Sprint</a> and <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_US" title="T-Mobile US">T-Mobile</a>. After Dish's merger with <a href="/wiki/EchoStar" title="EchoStar">EchoStar</a> on December 31, 2023, Boost Mobile became a subsidiary of EchoStar. </p><p>The company operates a <a href="/wiki/5G_NR" title="5G NR">5G</a> network covering over 80% of the American population.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to its native 5G network, Boost Mobile provides service through the <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility" title="AT&T Mobility">AT&T</a> and <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_US" title="T-Mobile US">T-Mobile</a> networks. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Virgin_Boost_shop_184_lex_jeh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Virgin_Boost_shop_184_lex_jeh.jpg/220px-Virgin_Boost_shop_184_lex_jeh.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Virgin_Boost_shop_184_lex_jeh.jpg/330px-Virgin_Boost_shop_184_lex_jeh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Virgin_Boost_shop_184_lex_jeh.jpg/440px-Virgin_Boost_shop_184_lex_jeh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4224" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>A Manhattan mobile phone store offered products and services from several Sprint-owned prepaid brands, including Boost Mobile.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joint_venture_and_Nextel_ownership">Joint venture and Nextel ownership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Joint venture and Nextel ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After Peter Adderton founded <a href="/wiki/Boost_Mobile_(Australia)" title="Boost Mobile (Australia)">Boost Mobile Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spark_New_Zealand" title="Spark New Zealand">New Zealand</a> in 2000, Peter Adderton, Craig Cooper, and Kirt McMaster brought the Boost Mobile brand to the United States in 2001 as a joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Nextel_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Nextel Communications">Nextel Communications</a>. Using Nextel's <a href="/wiki/IDEN" title="IDEN">iDEN</a> network, Boost Mobile offered an unlimited <a href="/wiki/Push-to-talk" title="Push-to-talk">push-to-talk</a> service, marketed as only costing a dollar a day, at a time when cellphone plans offering unlimited talk were still rare. The service was initially exclusive to markets in areas of <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> and was marketed towards urban minorities, often using urban <a href="/wiki/Slang" title="Slang">slang</a> in advertisements. Eventually, Nextel became the sole owner of Boost's United States operations in 2003. Nextel began to expand the brand elsewhere in the United States in late 2004 after its acquisition by Sprint Corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boost Mobile then became a subsidiary of the merged company, <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Nextel_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprint Nextel Corporation">Sprint Nextel Corporation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sprint_ownership">Sprint ownership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Sprint ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Boost Mobile still continued to use the previous Nextel iDEN infrastructure for its service, but in 2006, began to offer a new <i>Unlimited by Boost Mobile</i> service in select markets using Sprint's <a href="/wiki/CDMA" class="mw-redirect" title="CDMA">CDMA</a> network, offering unlimited talk, text, and internet. While the plans resulted in significant growth for Boost Mobile, Boost did not begin shifting to CDMA entirely.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To compete with unlimited offerings from competitors in the wireless industry, Boost Mobile announced on January 15, 2009, that it would launch a Monthly Unlimited Plan.<sup id="cite_ref-marketwire1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marketwire1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The plan was accompanied by re-focusing the brand towards a broader demographic than before. The new unlimited plan resulted in a net gain of more than 674,000 customers in about three months.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this lift, Nextel overall suffered a gross subscriber loss of 1.25 million contract subscriptions. The unexpected surge in popularity for the service caused significant strain on the Nextel iDEN network—as many customers reported long and sometimes week-long delays in receiving text messages. A Boost Mobile spokesman said that they did not anticipate the level of popularity for the new service and that efforts to improve the network had been implemented to help mitigate the problem.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the 2010 <a href="/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="Consumer Electronics Show">Consumer Electronics Show</a>, Boost Mobile announced it would begin to offer a new unlimited plan using Sprint's CDMA network.<sup id="cite_ref-cnet-ces-boost2010_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnet-ces-boost2010-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sprint also acquired fellow prepaid wireless provider <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_USA" title="Virgin Mobile USA">Virgin Mobile USA</a> in 2010—both Boost and Virgin Mobile were re-organized into a new group within Sprint, encompassing the two brands and other no-contract phone services offered by the company.<sup id="cite_ref-kcbj-boost_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kcbj-boost-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, as part of the <a href="/wiki/Merger_of_Sprint_Corporation_and_T-Mobile_US" title="Merger of Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile US">merger of Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile US</a>, Sprint agreed to divest its prepaid wireless businesses, including Boost Mobile, in order to reduce <a href="/wiki/Antitrust" class="mw-redirect" title="Antitrust">antitrust</a> concerns. In January 2020, Sprint discontinued the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_USA" title="Virgin Mobile USA">Virgin Mobile USA</a> brand and transferred its customers to Boost Mobile.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dish_Network_ownership">Dish Network ownership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Dish Network ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network#Wireless" title="Dish Network">Dish Network § Wireless</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dish_Wireless_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ee/Dish_Wireless_logo.svg/220px-Dish_Wireless_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ee/Dish_Wireless_logo.svg/330px-Dish_Wireless_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ee/Dish_Wireless_logo.svg/440px-Dish_Wireless_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="373" data-file-height="48" /></a><figcaption>Logo used by DISH Wireless prior to its discontinuance as a brand distinct from Boost Mobile.</figcaption></figure> <p>On April 1, 2020, <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Corporation" title="Sprint Corporation">Sprint</a> merged with <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_US" title="T-Mobile US">T-Mobile</a>; the surviving company, T-Mobile, in accordance of the terms of the merger, entered into a $1.4 billion deal to sell Boost Mobile to <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sale was completed on July 1. All new Boost Mobile customers used the T-Mobile network, with the remaining Sprint customers to be moved to the T-Mobile network over time.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the deal, Dish committed to building out a 5G network serving at least 70% of the U.S. population by June 2023 and was granted access to the T-Mobile network for seven years.<sup id="cite_ref-buysprepaid_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buysprepaid-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To grow its wireless subscriber base, Dish acquired <a href="/wiki/Ting_Mobile" title="Ting Mobile">Ting Mobile</a> on August 1, 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Republic_Wireless" title="Republic Wireless">Republic Wireless</a> on March 8, 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Gen_Mobile" title="Gen Mobile">Gen Mobile</a> on September 1, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 19, 2021, Dish Network announced it was purchasing $5 billion of wholesale wireless over the next 10 years from <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility" title="AT&T Mobility">AT&T</a>. In exchange, Dish shares some of its 5G spectrum with AT&T.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2022, Dish launched a postpaid service under the spin-off brand <a href="/wiki/Boost_Infinite" title="Boost Infinite">Boost Infinite</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2023_ransomware_attack">2023 ransomware attack</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2023 ransomware attack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2023, Boost Mobile's parent company <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a> suffered a major <a href="/wiki/Ransomware" title="Ransomware">ransomware</a> attack which resulted in internal outages, loss of service and data theft at its subsidiary companies.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boost Mobile customers reported that they were unable to contact customer service, cancel their subscription, or make payments. The outage affected customers across the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Service outages lasted for more than a month, with customers reporting wait times for customer service stretching to more than 14 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Full service was not restored until May 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="EchoStar_ownership">EchoStar ownership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: EchoStar ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 8, 2023, <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network Corporation</a> and <a href="/wiki/EchoStar" title="EchoStar">EchoStar Corporation</a> announced their intention to merge.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two companies claimed that it would grant them additional resources and flexibility in deploying connectivity services. On December 31, 2023, <a href="/wiki/EchoStar" title="EchoStar">EchoStar</a> completed its acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a>, including its wireless division.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>EchoStar President and CEO Hamid Akhavan promised, in May 2024, that there would be a reboot of the Boost brand in the second half of 2024. On July 17, 2024, EchoStar merged its prepaid Boost Mobile and <a href="/wiki/Postpaid_mobile_phone" title="Postpaid mobile phone">postpaid</a> <a href="/wiki/Boost_Infinite" title="Boost Infinite">Boost Infinite</a> into a rebranded Boost Mobile; the company introduced new 5G unlimited plan offerings that would start at $25 per-month, and include both a 30-day money-back guarantee, and a promotion offering a price lock guarantee for postpaid subscribers.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Network">Network</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Network"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a> began building a nationwide <a href="/wiki/5G" title="5G">5G</a> wireless network as part of the company's strategy to expand its services beyond satellite television. After acquiring Boost Mobile, Dish began building out a standalone 5G network, that does not rely on any <a href="/wiki/LTE_(telecommunication)" title="LTE (telecommunication)">LTE</a> infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2022, Dish began to launch its 5G network, offering service under the "Project Genesis" brand in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>. The company stated that it planned to serve at least 120 cities by the June 2023 deadline.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2022, Dish announced it had met the FCC mandate to provide coverage to 20% of the U.S. population.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2023, the company announced that it had met the requirement to provide coverage to 70% of the U.S. population by June 14, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of EchoStar's rebranding of Boost Mobile, it began referring to its 5G wireless network as the "Boost Mobile Network" and discontinued its usage of the Dish Wireless brand.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 18, 2024, EchoStar requested an extension for the final construction deadlines associated with several of its AWS-4, AWS-3, H Block, 700 MHz, and 600 MHz spectrum licenses until December 31, 2026, with further provisions for extension until June 14, 2028 if certain commitments are met.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EchoStar committed to expand its nationwide 5G coverage to 80% of the U.S. population by December 31, 2024 and accelerate and expand its final buildout milestones in more than 500 license areas. The company promised to offer a nationwide low-cost 5G plan offering 30 GB for $25 per month and a low-cost 5G device costing $125, and it offered to increase the number of 5G towers to 24,000 by mid-2025 and allow small carriers and <a href="/wiki/Tribe_(Native_American)" title="Tribe (Native American)">tribal nations</a> to lease its unused spectrum.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EchoStar announced that the FCC granted the 5G buildout framework for the Boost Mobile Network on September 20, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio_frequency_spectrum_chart">Radio frequency spectrum chart</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Radio frequency spectrum chart"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/5G_NR_frequency_bands" title="5G NR frequency bands">5G NR frequency bands</a></div> <p>The following is a list of known frequencies that Boost Mobile employs or plans to employ in the United States. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Frequencies on the Boost Mobile Network </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Frequency Band </th> <th>Band number </th> <th>Protocol </th> <th>Generation </th> <th>Status </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>600</b> MHz DD </td> <td>n71 </td> <td rowspan="13"><a href="/wiki/5G_NR" title="5G NR">NR</a> </td> <td rowspan="13"><a href="/wiki/5G" title="5G">5G</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">Active/Building Out<sup id="cite_ref-:4_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Network launched in trial in November 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Licenses cover 100% of the continental United States.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>700</b> MHz Lower SMH Block E </td> <td>n29 </td> <td>Supplemental downlink only. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b>1.7/2.1</b> GHz <a href="/wiki/Advanced_Wireless_Services" title="Advanced Wireless Services">AWS</a> </td> <td>n66 </td> <td rowspan="2">Combination of EchoStar's unpaired AWS-3, PCS-H, and AWS-4 holdings.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>n70 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3.4</b> GHz <a href="/wiki/C_band_(IEEE)" title="C band (IEEE)">C-band</a> </td> <td>n77 </td> <td>Pending deployment </td> <td>Licenses cover 100% of the continental United States. Spectrum acquired in 2021 auction.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3.5</b> GHz <a href="/wiki/Citizens_Broadband_Radio_Service" title="Citizens Broadband Radio Service">CBRS</a> </td> <td>n48 </td> <td>In Trial/Building Out </td> <td>Licenses cover 100% of the continental United States.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Building Out in select areas. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3.7</b> GHz C-band </td> <td>n77 </td> <td rowspan="5">Pending deployment </td> <td>Spectrum will be available for use starting December 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>24</b> GHz K-Band </td> <td>n258 </td> <td rowspan="2">Spectrum acquired in 2019 auction<sup id="cite_ref-Auction_101_and_102_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auction_101_and_102-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>28</b> GHz Ka-Band </td> <td>n261 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>39</b> GHz Ka-Band </td> <td>n260 </td> <td>Spectrum acquired in 2020 auction. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>47</b> GHz V-Band </td> <td>n262 </td> <td>Licenses cover 100% of the continental United States.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Released_phones">Released phones</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Released phones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2010, Boost Mobile launched the <a href="/wiki/Motorola_i1" title="Motorola i1">Motorola i1</a> smartphone, Boost's first iDEN-based <a href="/wiki/Push-to-talk" title="Push-to-talk">push-to-talk</a> <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> phone,<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in April 2011, they announced the <a href="/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Prevail" title="Samsung Galaxy Prevail">Samsung Galaxy Prevail</a>, the company's first CDMA-based <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> offering.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2012, Boost Mobile released the <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry_Curve_9300" class="mw-redirect" title="BlackBerry Curve 9300">BlackBerry Curve 9310</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-engadget-9310_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engadget-9310-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in March 2013, they released the <a href="/wiki/HTC_One_series" title="HTC One series">HTC One SV</a> and the ZTE-made Boost Force smartphone, the company's first device using Sprint's 4G <a href="/wiki/LTE_(telecommunication)" title="LTE (telecommunication)">LTE</a> network.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June that year, Boost Mobile released the LG Optimus F7, the company's first device with a removable <a href="/wiki/Universal_Integrated_Circuit_Card" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Integrated Circuit Card">Universal Integrated Circuit Card</a> (UICC) for LTE network authentication/access, a new form of <a href="/wiki/Subscriber_identity_module" class="mw-redirect" title="Subscriber identity module">Subscriber identity module</a> (SIM card).<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2014, Boost Mobile released the Lumia 635, its first smartphone using <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows Phone</a> mobile operating system,<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in July 2015, they launched the NETGEAR Fuse along with no-contract Wi-Fi Hotspot plans, its first Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot device.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marketing">Marketing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Marketing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pastrana_99_at_Richmond_April_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Pastrana_99_at_Richmond_April_2012.jpg/250px-Pastrana_99_at_Richmond_April_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Pastrana_99_at_Richmond_April_2012.jpg/330px-Pastrana_99_at_Richmond_April_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Pastrana_99_at_Richmond_April_2012.jpg/500px-Pastrana_99_at_Richmond_April_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2950" data-file-height="1967" /></a><figcaption>The Boost Mobile-sponsored <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> stock car of <a href="/wiki/Travis_Pastrana" title="Travis Pastrana">Travis Pastrana</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>The Boost Mobile brand was initially marketed to the teen and young adult demographics, heavily focused on action sports, lifestyle and urban music. Boost Mobile's past American advertising campaigns featured <a href="/wiki/Los_Rakas" title="Los Rakas">Los Rakas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Kennedy_(skateboarder)" title="Terry Kennedy (skateboarder)">Terry Kennedy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Game_(rapper)" title="The Game (rapper)">The Game</a>, and used the slang slogan "Where you at?"<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late 2007, a Boost Mobile commercial with <a href="/wiki/Young_Jeezy" class="mw-redirect" title="Young Jeezy">Young Jeezy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Avalon" title="Mickey Avalon">Mickey Avalon</a> was released. The "Where you at?" slogan referenced the walkie-talkie feature on all Boost Mobile phones and later evolved to highlight a social GPS application that was available on selected Boost Mobile phones.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boost have also used <a href="/wiki/Indy_Car" class="mw-redirect" title="Indy Car">Indy Car</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Danica_Patrick" title="Danica Patrick">Danica Patrick</a> in a commercial. A 2005 episode of <a href="/wiki/Adult_Swim" title="Adult Swim">Adult Swim</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force_(season_4)#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 4)">Aqua Teen Hunger Force</a></i> titled Boost Mobile was an early example of <a href="/wiki/Native_advertising" title="Native advertising">native advertising</a> within a regular television series. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boost_Mobile_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Boost_Mobile_logo.svg/220px-Boost_Mobile_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Boost_Mobile_logo.svg/330px-Boost_Mobile_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Boost_Mobile_logo.svg/440px-Boost_Mobile_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="296" data-file-height="85" /></a><figcaption>Logo used by Boost Mobile from 2008 to 2020. It was brought back on August 30, 2023.</figcaption></figure> <p>Boost Mobile has also produced some regional campaigns, including providing live paper shredders at bus stops in Chicago and Boston, where several times an hour sample contracts from competing wireless service providers would be shredded into confetti.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boost_Mobile_United_States_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/22/Boost_Mobile_United_States_logo.png/250px-Boost_Mobile_United_States_logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/22/Boost_Mobile_United_States_logo.png/330px-Boost_Mobile_United_States_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/22/Boost_Mobile_United_States_logo.png/500px-Boost_Mobile_United_States_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="888" data-file-height="112" /></a><figcaption>Logo used by Boost Mobile following acquisition by Dish from July 1, 2020, until August 29, 2023. The previous logo returned on August 30, 2023, before being replaced by the current logo on July 17, 2024.</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 20, 2010, Boost Mobile's then-parent company Sprint Nextel managed to secure some of the <a href="/wiki/1985_Chicago_Bears" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Chicago Bears">1985 Chicago Bears</a> players (including <a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">Jim McMahon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Gault" title="Willie Gault">Willie Gault</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Mike Singletary</a>) to re-create the team's famous "<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Shuffle" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl Shuffle">Super Bowl Shuffle</a>" <a href="/wiki/Rap" class="mw-redirect" title="Rap">rap</a> song and <a href="/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video">music video</a> as "The Boost Mobile Shuffle" during the first quarter of the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV" title="Super Bowl XLIV">Super Bowl XLIV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Boost Mobile debuted a television campaign in June 2012 to promote the <a href="/wiki/HTC_EVO_Design_4G" class="mw-redirect" title="HTC EVO Design 4G">HTC EVO Design 4G</a>, its first smartphone using Sprint's 4G <a href="/wiki/WiMAX" title="WiMAX">WiMAX</a> network. The ads feature comedian <a href="/wiki/Faizon_Love" title="Faizon Love">Faizon Love</a> as the "4Genie", a <a href="/wiki/Genie" class="mw-redirect" title="Genie">genie</a> who magically appears where cellphone users seek low-cost 4G.<sup id="cite_ref-boost-4genie_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boost-4genie-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 1, 2021, the first day on which <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> student-athletes were allowed to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL), Boost announced that it had signed <a href="/wiki/Haley_Cavinder" title="Haley Cavinder">Haley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hanna_Cavinder" title="Hanna Cavinder">Hanna Cavinder</a>, twin basketball players at <a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_women%27s_basketball" title="Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball">Fresno State</a> with a social media following in the millions, as spokespersons.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2024</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Affordable_Connectivity_Program">Affordable Connectivity Program</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boost_Mobile&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Affordable Connectivity Program"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Boost Mobile participated in the <a href="/wiki/Affordable_Connectivity_Program" title="Affordable Connectivity Program">Affordable Connectivity Program</a> (ACP), providing affordable connectivity and mobile services to eligible households. Through the Affordable Connectivity Program, participants received a discount on Boost Mobile phone or mobile broadband plans.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The program collaborated with wireless carriers, like Boost Mobile, to offer payment assistance based on income and provide a one-time device subsidy. 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