Mobile phone operator EE said it would buy 58 Phones 4U outlets, saving almost 360 jobs from the collapsed retailer.
The £2.5m deal, made through administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), comes after Vodafone said on Friday it would buy 140 stores.
PwC joint administrator Rob Hunt said: "We are absolutely delighted to have completed this further disposal of 58 Phones 4u stores, which will both recover value for secured creditors and save 359 jobs."
On Friday, Vodafone said it would buy 140 stores, saving 900 staff jobs.
Mr Hunt added: "As with the Vodafone transaction, we consider that this represents the best potential outcome for creditors in the circumstances, although it remains subject to the approval of the UK courts."
The units will be rebranded with the EE logo Phones 4U went into administration last week after EE, Britain's biggest mobile operator, said it would not renew its contract next year with the independent phone chain.
That announcement put at risk 5,600 jobs, along with 560 stores and 160 Phones 4U concessions across the country.
The decision left the chain without a network partner following Vodafone's earlier withdrawal, sparking a public dispute between Phones 4U's owner - the private equity group BC Partners - and the network operators.
Recently merged group Dixons Carphone said it would employ 800 staff from the 160 concessions located within Currys and PC World outlets.
EE did not reveal the location of the 58 stores it would buy, but said the 359 employees would be transferred with immediate effect.
The company said the stores would be rebranded as soon as possible and that most are expected to re-open under the EE name next week.
The networks have denied attempting to profit from the retailer's collapse, despite accusations from John Caudwell, Phones 4U's founder, that they had behaved "ruthlessly".
Documents seen by Sky News City Editor Mark Kleinman showed that on July 8, while discussions were taking place about extending Vodafone's distribution contract with Phones 4U, the mobile network's UK executives made a presentation to group colleagues entitled "Phones 4U - Partner of Choice".
Several weeks later, Vodafone notified Phones 4U that it would not be renewing their agreement, while no further talks about a takeover of the company were held.
Mr Hunt added: "As with the Vodafone transaction, we consider that this represents the best potential outcome for creditors in the circumstances, although it remains subject to the approval of the UK courts."
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