U.S. Cellular moves forward with sale to T-Mobile, affecting more than 40 Wisconsin stores

U.S. Cellular is continuing in its process to sell all wireless operations to T-Mobile.

After U.S. Cellular announced in March plans to end employment of about 4,100 employees, the company announced July 2 T-Mobile has offered employment to most of the U.S. Cellular employees at the same or similar wage rates and benefits.

In March, the United States Cellular Corporation announced in a letter to the Department of Workforce Development it planned “to sell all of its wireless operations, customers and about 30% of its licensed spectrum to T-Mobile US, Inc.,” laying off 4,100 employees working both in stores and remotely. According to that letter, layoffs were scheduled to start June 2, or within two weeks after…

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