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TracFone Wireless
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<p>TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TFWI) is an American wireless prepaid service provider. It is a <a href="/facts/Mobile_virtual_network_operator/ap1fuDkN">mobile virtual network operator</a> offering <a href="/facts/Prepaid_mobile_phone/wuU6I2JQ">prepaid</a> and no-contract services on the <a href="/facts/Verizon_(mobile_network)/3I3kcgEm">Verizon</a> network under multiple brands, including TracFone, Straight Talk Wireless, Total Wireless, Simple Mobile, SafeLink Wireless, and Walmart Family Mobile in partnership with <a href="/facts/Walmart/E6dPQV2m">Walmart</a>. </p><p>In 2021, <a href="/facts/Verizon/8WkoRAUM">Verizon</a> acquired TracFone Wireless from <a href="/facts/Am%25C3%25A9rica_M%25C3%25B3vil/8bKHLjwY">América Móvil</a> in a transaction valued at around $6.9 billion. TracFone's portfolio of brands were integrated into the Verizon wireless business. </p>