Ninety-year-old regional telecom firm Dobson Fiber is the latest broadband service provider (BSP) to offer a branded national 5G mobile service, launching Dobson Mobile this week.
Dobson Mobile is created with the assistance of Reach, which provides activation, billing, and support. Dobson Mobile will control the branding and customer relationship.
Dobson Fiber owns and operates a regional fiber network of more than 6,500 miles. The mobile business will be available in Oklahoma (where Dobson is based) and Arkansas but not in Texas, where the company also operates.
Dobson Mobile, which will only be available to the company’s residential Internet customers, offers four tiers:
- By the Gig: $15 per month, unlimited talk and text, 1 GB of high-speed data and 1 GB mobile hotspot service.
- Essentials: $25 per month, unlimited talk and text, 5GB high-speed data and 5GB mobile hotspot.
- Unlimited: $30 per month: unlimited talk and text, 300 GB high-speed data (with reduced speeds thereafter) and 5 GB mobile hotspot.
- Unlimited+: $40 per month, unlimited talk and text, 50 GB high-speed data (with reduced speeds thereafter) and 10 GB mobile hotspot
“We’re proud to partner with Dobson Fiber as they bring a nationwide mobile offering to the customers they have served for generations,” Reach CEO Harjot Saluja in a press release. This launch reflects what our platform does best: enabling ISPs to move fast, deliver a seamless experience, and own the relationship end-to-end with the brand their customers already trust.”
Like GVTC Communications — which launched its mobile offering last month — Dobson Mobile is not allowed to disclose which national network their mobile service uses. Unlike GVTC, Dobson Mobile is not part of the Reach’s Main Street Mobile program.
In August 2024, Dobson Fiber announced the next phase of its broadband expansion plan, which focused on Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and surrounding communities.
