Metro PCS
MetroPCS phones on sale starting May 20, 2013
This week, starting May 20, 2013, MetroPCS phones on sale can be found at Amazon.com and MetroPCS’s website. Amazon.com offers free shipping while MetroPCS provides free two-day priority shipping on all phones ordered online. Read more
T-Mobile to increase MetroPCS footprint
After a big merger is finally complete, T-Mobile US has quite big plans for its MetroPCS brand. Former CFO of MetroPCS and now T-Mobile US CFO Braxton Carter, speaking at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference said that MetroPCS will be “expanding to 15 additional major metropolitan areas very quickly”. Read more
T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger completed, T-Mobile compatible phones to hit MetroPCS stores soon
T-Mobile and MetroPCS have announced that its merger has been completed. The new combined company is dubbed T-Mobile US, Inc. and is trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “TMUS.” Its new president and CEO is John Legere while CFO duties are handed over to J. Braxton Carter who’s MetroPCS’s CFO as well. Read more
MetroPCS shareholders approve the deal with T-Mobile
MetroPCS shareholders today approved the proposed deal with T-Mobile USA. On a special meeting that’s finally been held after being postponed couple of times, MetroPCS shareholders have decided to give their votes to improved T-Mobile/MetroPCS deal. Read more
MetroPCS board advises shareholders to vote for amended T-Mobile deal
MetroPCS Board of Directors has reviewed the Deutsche Telekom’s improved offer and accordingly decided to advise its shareholders to vote for the proposed merger with T-Mobile. Read more
MetroPCS shareholder Paulson supports the deal with T-Mobile now that Deutsche Telekom gives better terms
Largest MetroPCS shareholder, Paulson & Co., has issued a statement yesterday in which it comes to support the proposed merger with T-Mobile. This change of heart has been the result of Deutsche Telekom offering the better terms under which these two companies would merge. Read more
Advisory firm advises MetroPCS shareholders to oppose T-Mobile deal
MetroPCS shareholders are ones again advised to vote against proposed merger with T-Mobile. This time, the investor-advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services, has published the report in which they find the deal not being fair to MetroPCS shareholders, quite similar to the P. Schoenfeld Asset Management findings. Read more
T-Mobile and MetroPCS get all government approvals necessary for merger
T-Mobile and MetroPCS announced today that they have received all the necessary approvals from government. The last one was received yesterday from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States since it hasn’t found any national security issues related to the T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger. Read more
MetroPCS adds Huawei Premia 4G to its lineup for $149
MetroPCS has added today yet another affordable LTE Android to its lineup, Huawei Premia 4G. The Premia 4G is available for $149 and can be purchased online and in stores starting today. read more
Schoenfeld strongly urges MetroPCS shareholders to vote against the deal with T-Mobile
T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger might be approved by both the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice but it’s far from being the done deal. MetroPCS shareholders are yet to vote for the deal on the special meeting scheduled for April 12, 2013, which would be just a formality if there weren’t for a P. Schoenfeld Asset Management LP’s strong arguments to oppose the deal. Read more
