Dish Network is about to acquire MVNO Republic Wireless

Dish Network has announced plans to acquire Republic Wireless, the ultra-cheap MVNO wireless service that offers data-only plans and more. Once the acquisition deal closes, Dish will have control over the Republic Wireless brand and various ‘supporting assets,’ earning itself around 200,000 wireless customers. Republic Wireless is an MVNO that operates on the T-Mobile network, offering a sort of modular …