American telecommunications company
Mint Mobile, LLC is a mobile virtual network operator owned by T-Mobile US that offers prepaid mobile phone plans with physical SIM cards or eSIMs .
History
The company was founded in 2015 as Mint SIM, a subsidiary of Ultra Mobile , by Ultra Mobile founder David Glickman, and Rizwan Kassim.[3]
In November 2019, the corporate spin-off of the company from Ultra Mobile was completed[4] and Ryan Reynolds acquired 20–25% ownership in it.[5] Reynolds and founder Glickman both served on the board of directors for The Michael J. Fox Foundation , and Glickman was impressed with Reynolds' marketing for Deadpool .[2]
In May 2024, T-Mobile US acquired Mint Mobile, with Ryan Reynolds and other employees remaining in the management of the Mint Mobile business unit.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Awards and recognition
See also
References
^ White, Ronald D (February 5, 2017). "Ultra Mobile CEO David Glickman finds his calling" . Los Angeles Times .
^ a b "David Glickman" . Inc. September 1, 2021 – via PressReader .
^ "Ultra Mobile Tops Inc. 5000" . American City Business Journals . August 13, 2015.
^ a b HOFFMAN, SUSAN (October 21, 2021). "Employee-centric Mint Mobile in Costa Mesa given accolades for workplace culture" . Los Angeles Times .
^ Gonzalez, Oscar (November 25, 2019). "Ryan Reynolds now owns Mint Mobile" . CNET .
^ "Mint and Ultra: Welcome to the T-Mobile Family!" . T-Mobile Newsroom . Retrieved 2024-05-07 .
^ Roth, Emma (2024-05-01). "T-Mobile owns Mint Mobile" . The Verge . Retrieved 2024-05-03 .
^ "Mint and Ultra: Welcome to the T-Mobile Family!" . T-Mobile Newsroom . Retrieved 2024-05-07 .
^ "T‑Mobile to Acquire and Turbocharge Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, Brands Will Continue Delivering Value on the Un‑carrier's 5G Network ‑ T‑Mobile Newsroom" . T-Mobile Newsroom . Retrieved 2023-03-16 .
^ Korn, Jennifer (2023-03-15). "T-Mobile to buy Ryan Reynolds' Mint Mobile in a $1.35 billion deal | CNN Business" . CNN . Retrieved 2023-03-16 .
^ "T-Mobile to Acquire and Turbocharge Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, Brands Will Continue Delivering Value on the Un-carrier's 5G Network" (Press release). Business Wire . March 15, 2023.
^ "Ryan Reynolds - Building a Growing Business Empire and Becoming a Marketing Genius" . Champions UK Plc . Retrieved 2024-05-07 .
^ Brooks, Onjeinika (July 20, 2022). "Best Cell Phone Plans of 2022" . U.S. News & World Report .
^ "Sims Direct. The 5 Best Cell Phone Plans of 2021" . SDirect . Retrieved 2024-05-07 .
^ "The best prepaid phone plans" . TechRadar . March 2022.
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