# Open Mobile

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For other uses, see [Open Mobile (disambiguation)](/source/Open_Mobile_(disambiguation)).

Defunct telecommunication company in Puerto Rico

Open Mobile Open Mobile logo Type Subsidiary Industry Mobile operator Predecessor NewComm Wireless Services (d/b/a Movistar) Founded June 12, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-06-12) (relaunch of Movistar) Defunct May 30, 2018; 8 years ago (2018-05-30) Headquarters Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Area served Puerto Rico Key people Juan Saca (president & CEO of Open Mobile) Parent T-Mobile Website www.openmobilepr.com

**Open Mobile** was a [mobile network operator](/source/Mobile_network_operator) that offered [mobile phone services](/source/Mobile_phone) exclusively in [Puerto Rico](/source/Puerto_Rico). The company was established on June 12, 2007, as a relaunch of **NewComm Wireless Services** (formerly d/b/a **Movistar**). Its new owners, [M/C Partners](/source/M%2FC_Partners) and [Columbia Capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Columbia_Capital&action=edit&redlink=1),[1][2] acquired Movistar's assets for $160 million [USD](/source/United_States_dollar)[3] after Movistar filed for [Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection](/source/Chapter_11%2C_Title_11%2C_United_States_Code) in December 2006.

Open Mobile's business model was based on the [advance payment](/source/Advance_payment) and unlimited [local call](/source/Local_call) services. The company was able to achieve positive [EBITDA](/source/Earnings_before_interest%2C_taxes%2C_depreciation_and_amortization) after 5 months of its relaunch. Since 2015, the company began to offer safelink mobile re-certification procedures.[4]

In 2014, [Verizon Wireless](/source/Verizon_Wireless) signed a 2G and 3G roaming agreement with Open Mobile to allow Verizon customers to use Open Mobile's network without charge. This agreement came when [Claro](/source/Claro_Puerto_Rico) shut down the former Verizon CDMA network in Puerto Rico in favor of GSM, UMTS, and LTE.

On February 23, 2017, [Sprint](/source/Sprint_Corporation) and Open Mobile announced an agreement to combine their businesses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands into a new joint venture. Both companies will continue to operate separately until the transaction closes. The transaction close was subject to review and approval by the Federal Communications Commission, along with other regulatory authorities.[5][6] The merger was approved in September 2017, with Sprint becoming the majority shareholder.[7]

In the summer of 2018, all of the Open Mobile stores were changed to [Boost Mobile](/source/Boost_Mobile) stores.[8]

As part of [Sprint](/source/Sprint_Corporation)'s merger with [T-Mobile](/source/T-Mobile_US), Open Mobile customers would be transferred to T-Mobile. Customers who chose not to be transferred would be able to find a new carrier.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Open Mobile, PR Wireless, Inc.](http://www.bnamericas.com/company-profile/en/Open_Mobile-Open_Mobile), Company Profiles

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Columbia Capital"](http://www.colcap.com/portfolio/wireless.html). Retrieved 2 June 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Open Mobile deploying $250M 4G LTE network before year’s end](http://newsismybusiness.com/?p=5283), by Michelle Kantrow, October 20, 2011, News is my Business™

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Recertify Safelink Program Eligibility"](http://www.safelink.com/recertify). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Sprint and Open Mobile Announce Joint Venture in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands"](http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-and-open-mobile-announce-joint-venture-in-puerto-rico-and-us-virgin-islands.htm). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sprint y Open Mobile anuncian la creacion de empresa conjunta en Puerto Rico e Islas Virgenes (USVI)"](http://www.openmobilepr.com/promocion/detalle/sprint-open-mobile) (in Spanish). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["La FCC da el visto bueno para la fusión de Sprint y Open Mobile"](https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/empresas/nota/lafccdaelvistobuenoparalafusiondesprintyopenmobile-2361715/) (in Spanish). 29 September 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["PR Wireless to replace Open Mobile brand with Boost Mobile"](https://newsismybusiness.com/wireless-replace-mobile/). 20 June 2018.

v t e Sprint Corporation Corporate directors Masayoshi Son Marcelo Claure Nikesh Arora Gordon M. Bethune Michael G. Mullen Ronald D. Fisher Robert R. Bennett Julius Genachowski Sara Tucker Former brands Boost Mobile I-wireless Sprint Open Mobile Defunct brands Assurance Wireless Clear Clearwire Common Cents Mobile Helio Nextel Sprint Canada Virgin Mobile USA Digital distribution Tidal Related topics Embarq NII Holdings Sprint Communications v. Jacobs Merger of Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile US

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v t e Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands mobile network operators Major ATN International Viya Claro Puerto Rico Liberty AT&T Mobility Centennial Communications Open Mobile T-Mobile US Virtual Consumer Cellular H2O Wireless TracFone Wireless Trumpet Mobile

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