T-Mobile US

For the associated brand owned by Deutsche Telekom, see T-Mobile (brand). For other uses, see T-Mobile.

T-Mobile US, Inc.
Company typePublic
ISINUS8725901040
IndustryTelecommunications
PredecessorsWestern Wireless Corporation
MetroPCS Communications Inc
Sprint Corporation
U.S. Cellular (2025)
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994) (as VoiceStream Wireless)
September 2, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-09-02) (as T-Mobile USA)
FounderJohn W. Stanton
Headquarters
Overland Park, Kansas and Bellevue, Washington
,
United States
Number of locations
20,100
Area served
United States
Key people
RevenueDecrease US$78.6 billion (2023)
Increase US$14.3 billion (2023)
Increase US$8.3 billion (2023)
Total assetsDecrease US$207.7 billion (2023)
Total equityDecrease US$64.7 billion (2023)
OwnerDeutsche Telekom (51%)
Number of employees
c. 67,000 (2023)
SubsidiariesMetro by T-Mobile
Assurance Wireless
Ultra Mobile
Mint Mobile[1]
ASN
Websitet-mobile.com
Footnotes / references
[2][3][4][5]

T-Mobile US, Inc. is an American wireless network operator headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Its largest shareholder is Deutsche Telekom, a company that operates telecommunications networks in several other countries. T-Mobile is the second largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 127.5 million subscribers as of September 30, 2024.[6]

The company was founded in 1994 by John W. Stanton of the Western Wireless Corporation as VoiceStream Wireless. Deutsche Telekom then gained plurality ownership in 2001 and renamed it after its global T-Mobile brand. As of April 2023, the European company holds a 51.4% stake in the company.[7][8][9]

T-Mobile US operates two main brands: T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile (acquired in a 2013 reverse takeover of MetroPCS that also led to T-Mobile's listing on the NASDAQ). In 2020, T-Mobile expanded through the acquisition of Sprint, which also made T-Mobile the operator of Assurance Wireless, a service subsidized by the federal Lifeline program. The company's growth continued in 2024 with the acquisitions of Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, which remain separate brands. Additionally, T-Mobile serves as the host network for various mobile virtual network operators.

  1. ^ "Mint and Ultra: Welcome to the T-Mobile Family!". May 2024.
  2. ^ "FAQ". T-Mobile. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "T-Mobile USA Reports Fourth Quarter 2012 Results" (PDF (123 KB)) (Press release). T-Mobile USA. February 28, 2013. [permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference overview2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "T-Mobile US, Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "T-Mobile Delivers Industry-Leading Growth in Customers, Service Revenues, Profitability and Cash Flows in Q3, Raises 2024 Guidance Across the Board" (PDF) (Press release). October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Deutsche Telekom to offload T-Mobile US shares". Telecoms. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Hardesty, Linda (April 6, 2023). "Deutsche Telekom achieves majority stake in T-Mobile US". Fierce Telecom. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Keys, Matthew (April 9, 2023). "Deutsche Telekom acquires majority of T-Mobile U.S." The Desk. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.