The Trump family's next venture, a mobile phone company
Reporting cited here
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The launch created a telecom and device licensing business tied to Trump's name during his presidency; the company said a separate licensee operated the service and device business.
Launch, license, and product claimsTrump Mobile Launch: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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The launch created a telecom and device licensing business tied to Trump's name during his presidency; the company said a separate licensee operated the service and device business.
Unanswered manufacturing and operating detailsTrump Mobile Launch: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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The launch did not identify the manufacturer, network owner, license fee, subscriber count, or realized Trump income.
Unanswered manufacturing and operating detailsTrump Mobile Launch: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit
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Trump Organization representatives announced the licensed service and device at Trump Tower.
Launch, license, and product claimsTrump Mobile Launch: The record · The record
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The service and phone use Trump's name under license from a Trump entity.
Launch, license, and product claimsTrump Mobile Launch: The record · The record
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AP documented that Trump Mobile removed its claim that the T1 phone was 'MADE IN THE USA' and changed the wording to 'proudly American' ten days after launch; AP noted the Federal Trade Commission's standard that an unqualified U.S.-origin claim generally requires that all or virtually all production occur domestically.
Launch passages identifying the Trump sons, licensed family name, service plan, and announced handsetTrump Mobile removed its explicit 'Made in the USA' phone claim · Website wording changed to 'proudly American'