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by Andrew Martonik
May 01, 2013
Trading of the combined company can be tracked by the "TMUS" ticker on the NYSE
After a standard delay when looking to combine companies of this size, the T-Mobile/MetroPCS reverse tak...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 26, 2013
MetroPCS to continue on as a nationwide prepaid brand
GoSmart Mobile, which is T-Mobile's latest nationwide prepaid brand, is confirmed to be sticking around even as the merger with MetroPCS...
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by Casey Rendon
Apr 24, 2013
Shareholders at MetroPCS made the final vote to approve the carrier marriage
After FCC approval, a planned shareholder vote, and a revised deal by T-Mobile, MetroPCS shareholders have ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 11, 2013
Better terms to hopefully lessen MetroPCS shareholder disapproval of the deal
T-Mobile USA's parent company Deutsche Telekom has submitted its "best and final offer" to shareholder...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 21, 2013
MetroPC this morning announced the availability of the Huawei Premia 4G, a 4-inch Android smartphone. It's running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, has a 5-megapixel camera with Flash and is powe...
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by Casey Rendon
Mar 12, 2013
A very important piece of the T-Mobile/MetroPCS puzzle has fallen into place today: getting the approval of the Federal Communications Commission. Citing increase in competition and the consumer ben...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Mar 04, 2013
Anyone living in one of America’s largest urban areas in 2013 has undoubtedly seen the claim: “Everybody’s moving to Metro.” And the claim isn’t that far off; in the pa...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 25, 2013
Shareholders of MetroPCS are planning to hold a vote on March 28th to approve its previously-announced reverse merger with T-Mobile USA. The deal has been in the works for several months, and i...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 20, 2012
MetroPCS has announced a new phone today, the ZTE Avid 4G, which is a 4G LTE phone that costs $149.
The Avid 4G sports:
4G LTE
1.2GHz dual-core processor
4-inch screen
And...
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by Andrew Martonik
Dec 13, 2012
Leap Wireless and MetroPCS, both smaller prepaid carriers, are starting to offer handset financing programs for their devices. One of the issues facing carriers that only operate on a prepaid basis ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 20, 2012
MetroPCS announced today that the U.S. DOJ (Department of Justice) has requested additional information from the company regarding its proposed merger with Deutsche Telekom's subsidiary, T-Mobil...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 16, 2012
According to a proxy statement filed with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) by MetroPCS, the merger with T-Mobile USA has been in talks much longer than first assumed. A deal with Deutsch...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 30, 2012
Most people haven't paid a whole lot of attention to MetroPCS prior to its announcement of merger plans with T-Mobile USA, but now the earnings may be worth a look. For the third quarter of 2012...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 22, 2012
The Samsung Galaxy SIII (S3) has just gone out to MetroPCS stores for widescale availability, so it's fitting that the official Google Wallet twitter account has just confirmed that the device w...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 19, 2012
MetroPCS this morning announced that its Samsung Galaxy S3 will be in select stores this weekend (it declined to say which ones), and everywhere starting Oct. 22. Samsung's premiere device will ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 19, 2012
Sprint has finally confirmed that it will be taking a controlling stake in previous partner Clearwire. Now, even more interesting statements are coming out in regards to a possible bid for MetroPCS....
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 14, 2012
The U.S. wireless industry
Let’s be honest, the U.S. wireless industry is a tough market to break into, even for so-called “established” brands. Dozens of carriers have come...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 13, 2012
Now that Sprint is all but out of the picture when it comes to breaking up the reverse merger of T-Mobile by MetroPCS, the CFO of Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile USA's parent company) is talking abou...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 10, 2012
Following the official announcement of a reverse takeover between T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, Sprint reportedly started setting up a counter offer to buy the company and break up the deal. Repor...
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by Andrew Martonik
Oct 04, 2012
Following yesterday's news that T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS would be officially commencing a reverse takeover (where the smaller company takes over the larger), we're hearing today that the de...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 03, 2012
T-Mobile this morning announced that it's merging with MetroPCS in a $1.5 billion deal. The two companies will unite under the T-Mobile name, with current TMo parent company Deutsche Telekom to ...
Article
by Simon Sage
Oct 02, 2012
Following a flurry of rumors, MetroPCS has come right out and confirmed that yes, they're talking with Deutsche Telekom about merging with T-Mobile USA, but nothing definitive has been reached. ...
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by Simon Sage
Sep 26, 2012
MetroPCS has announced that they'll be offering Samsung's latest flagship device, the Galaxy S 3, starting in October. To kick things off, they have a contest going where participants have a...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 20, 2012
MetroPCS announced a new addition to their lineup this morning with the ZTE Anthem 4G. The Anthem 4G represents a solid mid-range device that can access MetroPCS's higher speeds on its LTE netwo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 28, 2012
MetroPCS this morning announced it's carrying the CoolPad Quattro 4G, a 4-inch Android 2.3 smartphone. The Quattro 4G also sports a 1GHz processor, rear 3.2-megapixel camera and a VGA front-faci...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 21, 2012
MetroPCS has been busy over the past year. Profits are up and LTE is one big part of their game plan in winning over customers along with the release of new products. Speaking of new products, they&...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 07, 2012
MetroPCS has become the first operator to enable voice over LTE (VoLTE) service, with the LG Connect 4G in and around Dallas, Texas being the first handset to support it. MetroPCS was also the first...
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by Jared DiPane
Aug 03, 2012
So you want a Samsung Droid Charge, without the monthly contract on Verizon, and with another of the infamous ridiculous names? Well, meet the Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G, MetroPCS's versi...
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by Richard Devine
Jul 27, 2012
We're literally swimming in earnings reports this week, and the latest released comes from MetroPCS. The breakdown sees $1.3billion revenue for the quarter, and profits of $149million for the sa...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Jun 08, 2012
MetroPCS today introduced its latest Android smartphone, the LTE-capable Huawei Activa 4G. This is Huawei's first LTE device here in the United States, and for $149 without a contract (afte...
