After taking an unexpectedly (and unnecessarily) long time to that seemed like a done deal the moment four months ago, Dish Network just caught us off guard by ., Dish's new daughter operator, this deal had been in the works for months as well. The reason why we didn't hear any rumors about the acquisition before Dish and Ting "signed and sealed" an agreement, of course, might have something to do with the latter's size.
While Boost was certainly not a major force of the US wireless industry when Dish snapped it up alongside other prepaid assets ...