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MetroPCS 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 Releases

Cellfire to Provide Savings to MetroPCS Customers

SAN 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 History

MetroPCS 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...

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