Formerly |
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Company type | Division |
Industry | Wireless telecommunications |
Founded | 1994 |
Founder | Roger Linquist Malcolm Lorang |
Defunct | 2012 |
Fate | Acquired by T-Mobile US in 2012 |
Successor | T-Mobile US |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | United States |
Key people |
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Services | Mobile communications |
Parent | Independent (1990-2012) T-Mobile US (2012-present) |
Website | metrobyt-mobile |
Footnotes / references [1] |
Metro by T-Mobile, formerly known as MetroPCS, and simply known as Metro, is an American prepaid wireless service provider and brand owned by T-Mobile US. It previously operated the fifth largest mobile telecommunications network in the United States using code-division multiple access (CDMA). In 2013, the carrier engaged in a reverse merger with T-Mobile US; post-merger, its services were merged under T-Mobile's UMTS and LTE network.[2] Metro by T-Mobile competes primarily against AT&T's Cricket Wireless, EchoStar's Boost Mobile and Verizon's Visible as part of the wireless service provider brands. Metro by T-Mobile has twenty million subscribers as of 2021.[3][needs update]