Question: How are small companies like C Spire and MetroPCS able to afford things like the Iphone and 4G, while US Cellular has not? For ex: C Spire is no where near the size of US Cellular, but somehow can afford to make the deal to sell Iphones.

Why are these companies able to do things that US Cellular can't? I am not being necessarily critical, but I really would like to know the answer to that.

When US Cellular can't do things as quickly as the big 4, I think people generally understand. But when it can not do things as quickly as companies comparable to its size or smaller, then it raises questions.