Metro PCS
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS), formerly known as General Wireless, Inc., is an American mobile phone service provider. It operates the fifth largest mobile telecommunications network in the United States behind Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint Nextel, and T‑Mobile USA, with 9.5 million subscribers as of January 2012. The company, a Delaware corporation, is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.
MetroPCS uses CDMA technology to offer service in addition to its 4G network using LTE technology.
On October 3, 2012, MetroPCS and Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile USA's parent company, reached an agreement to merge MetroPCS with T-Mobile. The deal is subject to regulatory and shareholder approval, expected to be complete in the middle of 2013. The deal will allow the companies to better compete against AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp.
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