What to Expect When T-Mobile Takes Over

T-Mobile is on a shopping spree, having made two recent purchases of fiber internet networks and a deal to acquire mobile phone rival UScellular.

On Thursday, the company finalized its joint purchase of Metronet with the investment firm KKR, growing T-Mobile’s fiber footprint in more than 300 communities in 19 states.

The network Metronet built offers fiber internet access to more than 2.6 million homes and businesses, according to a press release from the coalition. T-Mobile Fiber will assume responsibility for residential customer services, while Metronet will continue to build new infrastructure, maintain the existing network, and install services. Metronet will also continue providing internet service to businesses.

Metronet offers residential fiber internet plans with symmetrical speeds ranging from 150Mbps to 5,000Mbps (5Gbps). Prices range from $29.95 to $109.95 per month and are good for 12 months. Customers are forced to pay a mandatory Tech Assure fee.

In April, T-Mobile finalized its joint venture to take over Lumos Networks. The deal added about half a million addresses across the mid-Atlantic to the T-Mobile Fiber footprint.

T-Mobile plans to reach another 3.8 million homes with fiber internet by 2028. Here’s a look at what new T-Mobile Fiber customers can expect.

T-Mobile residential fiber internet plans

These plans come with free installation, free equipment, and freedom from contracts and data caps. In some areas, you can join the T-Mobile Founders Club to score a 10-year price guarantee when you sign up for the Fiber 2 Gig plan. If your address qualifies, you can get 2Gbps speeds for $70 per month, and the company will include a whole-home mesh Wi-Fi system at no extra cost.

If your address doesn’t qualify for Founders Club status, you can still score a 5-year guarantee with the 2 Gig plan, but you’ll pay the full $110 per month. You’ll get the whole-home Wi-Fi included and qualify for $20 off per month if you bundle with a postpaid mobile phone plan from T-Mobile Wireless.

How T-Mobile Wireless and UScellular compare

On July 11, 2025, T-Mobile and UScellular announced a plan for T-Mobile to take over customer agreements, certain spectrum licenses and leases, and wireless agreements from UScellular.

The day before, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice closed an investigation into the proposed merger.

The deal still awaits final regulatory approval, but if it goes through, T-Mobile will add about 4.5 million customers in 21 states to its existing portfolio of 120 million customers.

The T-Mobile media team says they expect the deal to close on August 1, 2025. On July 24, UScellular announced its plans to continue managing 4,400 towers and change its name to Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. 

UScellular offers unlimited wireless service plans starting at $30 per month for a single line, but you can add perks like deals on smartphones and premium data to pay as much as $80 per month (after autopay and paperless billing discounts).

Flagship plans from T-Mobile Wireless

These plans include access to savings plans like T-Mobile Tuesdays and savings per line when you have multiple lines on one account. With Experience More, you can upgrade your smartphone every two years. Each plan comes with oodles of hotspot data. In fact, T-Mobile offers our best hotspot data plan of 2025.

With Experience Beyond, you can upgrade your smartphone every year. Better yet, the Experience-branded plans come with a five-year price guarantee. All prepaid plans come with savings if you bundle with T-Mobile Home Internet.

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