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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NYSE: TPC | |
| Industry | Wireless Services |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | T-Mobile USA |
| Headquarters | Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States |
Key people | Michael E. Kalogris (chairman & CEO) Eric Haskell (EVP & CFO) |
| Products | GSM, GPRS, Text messaging, Picture messaging |
SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. was a wireless carrier that operated in the Southeastern United States from 1999 to 2008, and in parts of the Caribbean starting in 2004.
As of the third quarter of 2007, SunCom was providing digital wireless communications services to approximately 1.1 million customers and employed more than 1,900 people. In February 2008, SunCom was acquired by T-Mobile USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG. The company traded on the NYSE under the TPC ticker symbol.[1]
In September 2008, the SunCom brand was phased out and rebranded under the T-Mobile name.
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