Boost Mobile was founded as a joint venture between Avalon Adderton, Peter Adderton, Craig Cooper, Kirt McMaster, and Nextel Communications in 2001.[2][3] It was purchased by Nextel in 2003 and, as a result of the merger between Sprint Corporation and Nextel, then became owned by Sprint in 2005.[4][5] It was then acquired by Dish Network on July 1, 2020, following the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile. After Dish's merger with EchoStar on December 31, 2023, Boost Mobile became a subsidiary of EchoStar.