T-Mobile and MetroPCS unite to battle larger rivals

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press A costumer holds up a smartphone he just had serviced Wednesday at a MetroPCS authorized dealer in New York. The parent company of T-Mobile USA says it is merging its cellphone business with MetroPCS Communications. Deutsche Telekom AG says its board of directors and the supervisor...

NEW YORK—T-Mobile and MetroPCS have agreed to combine their struggling cellphone businesses in a deal aimed at letting them compete better with their three larger rivals.

The combined company will use the T-Mobile brand and have about 42.5 million subscribers. Although T-Mobile ...

Published: 10/05/2012