Why there are many cheap mobile company, like mint, use tmobile networked cheaper than tmobile

Question

Why there are many cheap mobile company, like mint, use tmobile networked cheaper than tmobile

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Answer 1

Small companies, like Mint, rent the use of the cell towers from T-Mobile/Verizon. They can offer cheaper plans because they don’t have to pay all the expenses that owning the towers includes, like maintenance and repairs.