MetroPCS appears close to abandoning its unlimited data offering on...
MetroPCS appears close to abandoning its unlimited data offering on all but one of its rate plans “likely because of its constrained spectrum position,” BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk said in a report. “Since the FCC blocked the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, wireless…
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data prices have been rising in the form of higher prices and new caps,” Piecyk wrote. “The reason is simple. Operators are running out of capacity and have little faith that the FCC can source new usable spectrum.” Under a likely scenario, MetroPCS would continue to offer unlimited data only as part of a new, more expensive plan, at $70 per month. MetroPCS did not comment by our deadline.