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NewsMetroPCS partners with Best Buy
Best Buy is dipping deeper into the wireless world. The retailer has partnered with flat-rate carrier MetroPCS to make its handsets and services available in more than 200 Best Buy stores in 14 Read more...
MetroPCS benefits from economic woes
Flat-rate operator MetroPCS seems to be reaping the rewards of a sagging economy. The company added 184,000 net new subscribers in the quarter, giving it a total subscriber base of 4.6 million. Read more...
J.D. Power: Flat-rate prepaid pricing plans a hit
According to J.D. Power and Associates' annual prepaid wireless customers satisfaction study, the overall satisfaction among U.S. prepaid users is higher among those who subscribe to flat-rate plans Read more...
NextWave offloads AWS spectrum
NextWave Wireless offloaded a large swathe of spectrum, signing agreements with four operators to sell a portion of its AWS license portfolio. The sale represents 63 percent of its total AWS Read more...
MetroPCS tallies 184,000 net adds in 2Q
Flat-rate carrier MetroPCS released a few tantalizing second quarter 2008 metrics. The carrier added 793,000 gross subscribers, bringing its total customer base to 4.6 million subscribers as of the Read more...
MetroPCS will flash existing CDMA handsets
Flat-rate carrier MetroPCS is offering potential customers a unique proposition--come to MetroPCS and you don't have to buy a new phone because the operator will reflash your existing CDMA handset so Read more...
Verizon's Alltel acquisition: What are the ramifications?
Now that analysts and industry pundits have had 24 hours to rehash yesterday's announcement about Verizon's $28.1 billion acquisition of Alltel, there are lots of debate about how this deal will Read more...
Report: Huawei to sell mobile devices unit
Huawei is mulling a sale of a multi-billion dollar stake in its mobile devices unit to a foreign investor that could connect it with U.S. carriers. The renewed interest in such a deal comes after Read more...
MetroPCS adds 452K subs as ARPU falls 3.5%
MetroPCS' latest quarterly earnings included strong net income, which increased 8.7 percent to $39.5 million, up from $36.4 million last year and solid subscriber gains. Revenue increased 23 percent Read more...
Is there much value in competitive PTT offerings?
Is there much value in push-to-talk offerings from operators other than Sprint Nextel? Verizon Wireless, according to The Wall Street Journal, is planning to launch a new, faster version of its PTT Read more...
| Press ReleasesCellfire to Provide Savings to MetroPCS CustomersSAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellfire, Inc. has signed an agreement with MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS), a leading provider of pay by the month not by Read more... Press Release: MetroPCS Reports Quarterly Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $180 Million, the Highest in Company HistoryMetroPCS Reports Quarterly Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $180 Million, the Highest in Company History Second quarter highlights include:
-- Expanded Adjusted EBITDA to $180 million, an increase of Read more... |