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Google reportedly looking at MVNO model (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute:
Google has reportedly talked with both Verizon and Sprint about reselling their wireless service under its own brand. The so-called MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) model is similar to that used by Virgin Mobile and Ntelos. Google is reportedly interested in offering wireless service in markets where it already offers broadband Internet service through Google Fiber. IF Google does end up trying to act as a virtual carrier, it would be the first time a major over-the-top player has entered this business. And there is certainly no guarantee that a Tier 1 operator would be willing to strike a deal with Google.
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Martha DeGrasse
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Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.