MetroPCS Launches ZTE C88

Humberto Saabedra

c88.pngRegional carrier MetroPCS has launched the ZTE C88, the first handset from the Chinese wireless equipment manufacturer released in the US. The clamshell phone features Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera, WAP browser, 60MB internal memory, and 1xRTT data access.

The phone is now available online for $139.

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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