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Metro by T-Mobile

Metro by T-Mobile, formerly known as MetroPCS, is an American prepaid wireless service provider and brand owned by T-Mobile US.1

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

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Metro by T-Mobile, formerly known as MetroPCS, 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. Metro by T-Mobile had twenty million subscribers as of 2021.2

How it started

Early history

Metro was established in 1994 as General Wireless, Inc., by Roger Linquist and Malcolm Lorang. PCS referred to the industry term, Personal Communications Service. Its service was first launched in 2002.

As of February 2005, MetroPCS had about 1.5 million subscribers in the country. At the time, the company operated through 21 licenses in Greater Miami, Tampa, Sarasota, New York City, San Francisco, Atlanta and Sacramento. The company expanded to the Dallas and Detroit areas later that year.

On April 19, 2007, MetroPCS made its stock market debut. Its 50 million share IPO closed at $27.40, for a market cap of $8 billion.

Merger with T-Mobile

In February 2012, Sprint Nextel Corporation pursued a plan to buy MetroPCS, though the plan was rejected by Sprint's board of directors shortly before it was due to be announced.

From Wikipedia’s article on Metro by T-Mobile, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Timeline

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