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According to a report in Opposing Views, MetroPCS shareholders are not happy with the proposed terms of the merger with T-Mobile and have a filed a lawsuit to block it. The shareholders call the deal “drastically undervalued” and say MetroPCS is “cheating shareholders”, while at the same time padding the financial interests of senior management.…
Sprint is unhappy with Deutsche Telekom’s move to merge T-Mobile USA with MetroPCS, and according to a Bloomberg report is allegedly considering making a counter offer of its own. Sprint has reportedly been considering an offer to acquire MetroPCS for a few weeks, and may announce a higher bid for the company as early as next…
Earlier today we reported that Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS approved a deal that will allow for the merge of U.S. carriers MetroPCS and T-Mobile. Now it looks like the two wireless service providers are already hard at work deciding how to utilize the advantages both sides bring to the table. The biggest factor is LTE.…
According to the Wall Street Journal, the boards of Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS have both approved a deal that would merge MetroPCS with T-Mobile USA. The company would continue to operate under the moniker T-Mobile, with recently appointed CEO John Legere heading the company. This is despite the deal being brokered as a reverse merger, meaning…
There’s a rumor circling that Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile, is looking to purchase MetroPCS according to a report from Bloomberg. An acquisition like this would definitely improve Magenta’s standing in the United States as it sits idle as the fourth largest carrier. Bloomberg’s unnamed sources claim that Deutsche Telekom’s board is due…
ZTE has two new phones on the market – Anthem 4G and Blade III. The first of the two will be available at MetroPCS soon for $219 plus taxes, after mail-in rebate. This mid-end device packs 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing one, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of built-in…
MetroPCS is on the verge of offering its customers many more options than it has in the past. Recently, the small regional carrier illustrated its plans of releasing a handful of phones in a roadmap, many of which carried LTE technology. One of those phones called the CoolPad Quattro was announced today. The company did…
MetroPCS is getting ready to bring another budget-friendly Android device to market. The small regional carrier has announced the CoolPad Quattro to customers for the price of $150. As you can imagine with this kind of price comes extreme limitations when it pertains to features. When looking at the spec sheet, the handset doesn’t tell…
At its recent event in the New York City, MetroPCS revealed its upcoming line-up of LTE-enabled devices that surprise, surprise include the Samsung Galaxy S III. In addition, the carrier also unveiled three other devices like the Samsung Galaxy Mini, certain ZTE model with a 4.3-inch screen, and the “Coolpad” phone which will sell for…
MetroPCS announced the world’s first commercial launch of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services along with the world’s first VoLTE-capable handset – LG Connect 4G. The new Android-based smartphone is available at the company’s Dallas/Fort Worth stores with other areas to get it in the coming weeks. Calls to and from the handset will use VoLTE,…