from PCS website: October 3, 2012
To our Valued MetroPCS Customers:
Today marks an important milestone in MetroPCS history and an exciting, positive step for our company. This morning we announced that MetroPCS has entered into a definitive agreement to combine our business with T-Mobile USA. The combined company will be called T-Mobile, and will continue to operate MetroPCS and T-Mobile as separate customer units.
This combination will create the leading value carrier in the U.S. marketplace that we believe will deliver a better experience for our customers.
This can be accomplished through a wider selection of affordable products and mobile services, while leveraging the latest 4G mobile technologies, deeper network coverage and a clear-cut technology path to one common 4G LTE network. On our website you will find a copy of the press release we issued, along with a list of frequently asked questions.
What This Means for MetroPCS and Our Customers
T-Mobile, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, is a leading telecommunications company that offers a range of wireless services to consumer, business and government customers.
Through this combination, we expect to improve mobile experiences by:
Creating a faster, broader, higher capacity 4G network;
Offering wider handset choice and lower costs by building on our combined portfolio of cutting-edge products and mobile services; and
Enhancing our national footprint and offering international roaming options.
Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile have announced publicly that they intend to grow the MetroPCS brand, both through extension into new geographic areas and through the introduction of a broader product portfolio into our existing network. Importantly, MetroPCS and T-Mobile have the same network strategies and LTE networks in the same spectrum bands, which we believe will accelerate the deployment of advanced services to our customers.
In short, this transaction is expected to offer you a wider selection of affordable handset products and services, and broader and deeper network coverage – in even more cities!
What Happens Next
We believe this combination will best position MetroPCS for long-term success, supported by the best talent in the industry. However, until the transaction is complete, MetroPCS and T-Mobile will be, and continue to operate as, independent companies.
Our commitment to you is unwavering, and we will continue to be the nation's leading provider of no annual contract, unlimited, flat-rate wireless communications services. Rest assured, we will continue to work hard to exceed your expectations.
We encourage you to read the list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) posted on our website. Of course, if you have further questions, please feel free to visit your local authorized MetroPCS dealer.
We appreciate your business and thank you for your continued support of MetroPCS!
Sincerely,
Roger Linquist
CEO and Chairman, MetroPCS
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This letter relates to a proposed transaction between MetroPCS Communications, Inc. ("MetroPCS") and Deutsche Telekom AG ("Deutsche Telekom") that will become the subject of a proxy statement to be filed by MetroPCS with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). This letter is not a substitute for the proxy statement or any other document that MetroPCS may file with the SEC or send to its stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders are urged to read the proxy statement and all other relevant documents filed with the SEC or sent to stockholders as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction. All documents, when filed, will be available free of charge at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). You may also obtain these documents by contacting MetroPCS' Investor Relations department at 214-570-4641, or via e-mail at investor_relations@metropcs.com. This communication does not constitute a solicitation of any vote or approval.
