T-Mobile USA agrees to buy MetroPCS

Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Communications have signed an agreement to merge in a deal that will see MetroPCS shareholders receive $1.5 billion in cash and 26 percent of the new company.

The combined company will retain the T-Mobile name, and will be able to compete better with the other national U.S. wireless carriers thanks to expanded scale, more spectrum and financial resources, the two operators said in a statement.

Deutsche Telekom's supervisory board and MetroPCS's board of directors unanimously approved the transaction.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/t-mobile-usa-agrees-buy-metropcs-203929?source=rss_infoworld_top_stories_

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