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T-Mobile says MetroPCS’ network transition is ahead of schedule
Posted On 15 Jun 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
T-Mobile is more than a little eager to justify its acquisition of MetroPCS. To its relief, there's early evidence that the money was well spent: it says that MetroPCS' switch to a blend of HSPA+ and LTE is ahead of schedule, and it cites the just...
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MetroPCS launches GSM-based Bring Your Own Phone service in four cities
Posted On 12 Jun 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
We'd heard rumors that T-Mobile would take advantage of its MetroPCS deal to offer bring-your-own-device service to more customers, and it isn't letting us down with the launch of MetroPCS' Bring Your Own Phone. Much like T-Mobile itself, MetroPC...
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MetroPCS to start using T-Mobile’s network and GSM handsets June 12th
Posted On 04 Jun 2013 By Myriam Joire. Under: Uncategorized.
And so it begins. With T-Mobile recently closing the deal to acquire MetroPCS, it was only a matter of time before we'd see more commingling. PhoneArena's uncovered yesterday that MetroPCS is about start using T-Mobile's network and GSM handsets. ...
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Editor’s Letter: Welcome to May
Posted On 03 May 2013 By Tim Stevens. Under: Uncategorized.
In each issue of Distro, editor-in-chief Tim Stevens publishes a wrap-up of the week in news.
A bit of a lull this week ahead of what is shaping up to be an insane May -- and perhaps an even crazier June. We have events stacked three-deep at time...
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It’s official: T-Mobile closes deal to acquire MetroPCS
Posted On 01 May 2013 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
T-Mobile has been slowly inching closer to closing its acquisition deal with MetroPCS, and the day for inking that contract is finally here. Less than a week after MetroPCS shareholders approved the merger, which would give them a total cash payme...
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MetroPCS reveals Q1 earnings, will make T-Mobile merger official April 30th
Posted On 24 Apr 2013 By Zachary Lutz. Under: Uncategorized.
By now, you're probably aware that MetroPCS shareholders voted in favor of a merger with T-Mobile, and with regulatory red tape out of the way, both companies are now set to become one on April 30th. Now, MetroPCS has laid its Q1 2013 financials b...
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MetroPCS shareholders vote to approve T-Mobile merger
Posted On 24 Apr 2013 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
It hit a few snags along the way, but T-Mobile's merger with MetroPCS now appears to be all but a done deal. Bloomberg is reporting that MetroPCS shareholders voted to approve the deal this morning, following a recommendation from two previously o...
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MetroPCS board approves Deutsche Telekom’s merger offer, urges shareholders to do the same
Posted On 15 Apr 2013 By Sarah Silbert. Under: Uncategorized.
After delaying a vote on T-Mobile's final merger bid a few days ago, MetroPCS' board of directors has voiced unanimous approval and is encouraging shareholders to vote yes as well. Deutsche Telekom's offer would reduce MetroPCS' debt by $3.8 billion ...
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T-Mobile improves its bid for MetroPCS, prompts MetroPCS to delay its vote
Posted On 10 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
While executives at T-Mobile and MetroPCS may be ready to close their merger, some shareholders aren't -- major advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has been recommending that MetroPCS investors vote against the deal unless T-Mobile can s...
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Samsung Galaxy S 4 hits the FCC in MetroPCS and Sprint forms
Posted On 27 Mar 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Get ready for a small deluge of Galaxy S 4 filings at the FCC in the near future. Just a couple of weeks after Samsung's flagship hit the US agency in its international guise, we're now seeing the first US editions of the smartphone receive approval,...
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