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Deutsche Telekom Considering Selling T-Mobile To MetroPCS
About a year ago, AT&T said that they were intending to buy out T-Mobile USA. After massive government regulation, that deal fell through. According to Bloomberg, T-Mobile’s parent company Deutsche Telekom is now considering selling off the company to MetroPCS, the fifth largest carrier in the U.S. MetroPCS and T-Mobile would merge under a single entity or they might sell off the business entirely.
Categories Deutsche Telekom, MetroPCS, T-Mobile, T-Mobile USA
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Sprint Board Of Directors Rejected $8 Billion Acquisition Of MetroPCS Hours Before It Was Announced
According to CNBC, Sprint and MetroPCS were a few hours from announcing an $8 billion merger until Sprint’s executive board rejected it. They even had the sign-off from Sprint CEO Dan Hesse. The deal was being hammered out for months despite Sprint’s spectrum complexity including the switch to LTE, Clearwire’s financial problems, and the trouble with LightSquared. Most of MetroPCS’ spectrum lies in the AWS band, which would have made the integration of both companies even more complicated. Sprint does not currently use AWS. MetroPCS just reported their earnings this week and announced 9.35 million subscribers at the end of Q4. Even with Sprint’s 55 million subscribers, the new company would still be well below AT&T and Verizon. However the acquisition would be a major threat to T-Mobile. [The Verge]
Categories MetroPCS, Sprint Nextel
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AT&T Approached MetroPCS, Leap, Sprint, and Dish Network To Sell Spectrum In Order To Protect T-Mobile Deal
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has talked to several smaller rivals including MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) and Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) to sell spectrum and subscribers. This is in order to save AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA for $39 billion.
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Verizon and MetroPCS Suing The F.C.C. Over Broadband Regulation
Verizon Communications and MetroPCS are teaming up to sue the Federal Communications Commission. MetroPCS and Verizon believes that the FCC has no right to regulate broadband. The two telecommunication companies also point out that the FCC exceeded their authority by preventing Comcast from throttling BitTorrent bandwidth.
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Samsung Freeform II (SCH-r360) Now Available At MetroPCS
The Samsung Freeform II (SCH-r360) is now being sold at MetroPCS stores. The Freeform II has a four-row QWERTY keyboard, 2.2″ QVGA TFT display screen, and has text/picture messaging. The Freeform II has stereo Bluetooth and has a 1.3 megapixel camera built in. Buyers will also have access to MetroNavigator GPS navigation. Below is the list of the full features:
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Samsung SCH-r450 Phone Dresses In Mister Cartoon Theme
SA Studios Global, Samsung, and MetroPCS have collaborated to design a Mister Cartoon edition of the Samsung SCH-r450 phone. Mister Cartoon is a Los Angeles, California based tattoo artist company run by Mark Machado.
Machado designed the logo for Cypress Hill and Fabri Fibra. Machado has also designed tattoos for Eminem, Dr. Dre, Prodigy, Travis Barker, Justin Timberlake, etc. Machado has also designed work for Nike, Toyota, Grand Theft Auto, etc. Mister Cartoon and his friend Estevan Oriol owns Joker Brand Clothing and is affiliated with Soul Assassins.
The phone has Mister Cartoon wallpapers, ringtones, and animations. Part of the revenues earned by the SCH-r450 will be used to to fund community art centers and at-risk youth. Art supplies will also be given to local L.A. schools.
Some of the features of the phone include horizontal sliding QWERTY keyboard, stereo wireless Bluetooth, MP3 player, microSD card slot, 1.3 megapixel camera, messaging services, speakerphone, voice recognition, and 2.1″ 262K TFT 176×220 pixel display.
[via Slashphone]
Samsung Tint Now Available On MetroPCS
MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS) has announced that they will be offering the fashionable Samsung Tint phone on their networks. The Tint has a built-in camera and has SMS, MMS, email, IM, speakerphone, and Bluetooth capabilities. The Tint also sports ChatLINK, a service where users can push a button and talk without having to dial to individuals in a walkie-talkie sort of way.
Best of all, there is no contract required since it is MetroPCS after all. The phone will be available in all metro areas where there is MetroPCS services available.
[via OhGizmo/Samsung PR]
Categories MetroPCS, Samsung Electronics Inc., Samsung Tint
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