Editing T-Mobile (brand) (section)

===United States===

[[File:Tmobilestore.jpg|thumb|right|A T-Mobile store in [[San Jose, California]]]]

{{Main|T-Mobile US}}

T-Mobile US provides wireless voice, messaging, and data services in the United States mainland including [[Alaska]], [[Hawaii]], [[Puerto Rico]] and the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]] under the '''T-Mobile''' and '''[[Metro by T-Mobile]]''' brands. The company operates the second largest wireless network in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eweek.com/networking/t-mobile-rises-to-3rd-place-beats-sprint-in-carrier-ranking.html|title=T-Mobile Rises to 3rd Place, Beats Sprint in Carrier Ranking|work=eweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tmonews.com/2015/05/sprint-announces-q1-2015-earnings-its-still-ahead-of-t-mobile-but-only-just/ |title=Sprint announces Q1 2015 earnings – It's still ahead of T-Mobile, but only just |publisher=TmoNews |date=May 5, 2015 |access-date=May 5, 2015 |archive-date=May 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506202654/http://www.tmonews.com/2015/05/sprint-announces-q1-2015-earnings-its-still-ahead-of-t-mobile-but-only-just/ |url-status=live }}</ref> market with over 95 million customers<ref>{{cite web|title=T-Mobile Delivers Unparalleled Financial Results – Tops Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Estimates|url=http://investor.t-mobile.com/file/Index?KeyFile=34010432|access-date=2016-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925071627/http://investor.t-mobile.com/file/Index?KeyFile=34010432|archive-date=2018-09-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> and annual revenues of $32 billion.<ref name="investor.t-mobile.com">{{cite web |url=http://investor.t-mobile.com/Cache/27799478.pdf?IID=4091145&FID=27799478&O=3&OSID=9 |title=Archived copy |website=investor.t-mobile.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219163704/http://investor.t-mobile.com/Cache/27799478.pdf?IID=4091145&FID=27799478&O=3&OSID=9 |archive-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Its nationwide network reaches 98 percent of Americans,<ref name="98-percent">{{cite web|title=4G LTE Network w/ Fast Data <nowiki>|</nowiki> Test Drive Our 4G LTE Network <nowiki>|</nowiki> T-Mobile|url=http://explore.t-mobile.com/4g-lte-network?icid=WMD_TM_NTWRKEXTND_XVPJQOOWNEB2994|publisher=T-Mobile|access-date=22 October 2015|archive-date=24 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524221324/https://explore.t-mobile.com/4g-lte-network?icid=WMD_TM_NTWRKEXTND_XVPJQOOWNEB2994|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.t-mobile.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511104659/http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-additional-services|url-status=dead|title=T-Mobile® Official Site: Get Even More Without Paying More &#124; T-Mobile & Sprint Merged to Give You More|archive-date=May 11, 2015|website=www.t-mobile.com}}</ref> through its EDGE 2G/HSPA 3G/HSPA+ 4G/4G LTE networks, as well as through roaming agreements ''(see section: [[T-Mobile US#Radio frequency spectrum chart|Radio frequency spectrum chart]])''. {{As of|2018
}}, [[J. D. Power and Associates]], a global marketing-information-services firm, ranked the company highest among major wireless carriers for retail-store satisfaction four years consecutively and highest for wireless customer care two years consecutively.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=J.D. Power Awards T-Mobile For Best Customer Service|work=DSL Reports |url=http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/JD-Power-Awards-TMobile-For-Best-Customer-Service-112564|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061049/http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/JD-Power-Awards-TMobile-For-Best-Customer-Service-112564|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=T-Mobile USA receives J.D. Power award|url=http://www.wirelessindustrynews.org/news-feb-2011/2376-020511-win-news.html|publisher=Wireless Industry News|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818035030/http://www.wirelessindustrynews.org/news-feb-2011/2376-020511-win-news.html|archive-date=2013-08-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=T-Mobile Ranks Highest in J.D. Power Customer Care Survey|url=http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=16841&news=Wireless+Carrier+Customer+Support+J.D.+Power+T-Mobile+ATT+Verizon+Sprint|publisher=BrightHand.com|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061241/http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=16841&news=Wireless+Carrier+Customer+Support+J.D.+Power+T-Mobile+ATT+Verizon+Sprint|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=T-Mobile wins J.D. Power award for customer satisfaction, again|date=12 August 2010|url=http://www.phonedog.com/2010/08/12/t-mobile-wins-j-d-power-award-for-customer-satisfaction-again/|publisher=PhoneDog|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061042/http://www.phonedog.com/2010/08/12/t-mobile-wins-j-d-power-award-for-customer-satisfaction-again/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The company owns licences to operate a 1900&nbsp;MHz [[GSM]] [[Personal Communications Service|PCS]] digital [[cellular network]] and [[Advanced Wireless Services|AWS]] UMTS digital cellular networks using 600&nbsp;MHz, 700&nbsp;MHz, 850&nbsp;MHz, 1700&nbsp;MHz and 2100&nbsp;MHz covering areas of the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<ref name="freqs">{{cite web|title=T-Mobile network bands & technologies|url=https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4988#frequencies|publisher=T-Mobile|access-date=4 Oct 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005031222/https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4988#frequencies|url-status=live}}</ref> It provides coverage in areas where it does not own [[radio frequency]] spectrum licenses via roaming agreements with other operators of compatible networks. In addition to its cellular mobile network, T-Mobile US operates a nationwide [[Wi-Fi]] Internet-access network under the T-Mobile HotSpots brand. The T-Mobile HotSpot service offers access to a nationwide network of approximately 8,350 access points, installed in venues such as [[Starbucks]] coffeehouses, [[FedEx Office]] Office and Print Centers, [[Hyatt]] hotels and resorts, [[Red Roof Inns]], [[Sofitel]] hotels, [[Novotel]] hotels, the airline clubs of [[American Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines]], [[United Airlines]] and [[US Airways]], and airports.<ref>[https://selfcare.hotspot.t-mobile.com/locations/viewLocationMap.do "T-Mobile HotSpot Location"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312063201/https://selfcare.hotspot.t-mobile.com/locations/viewLocationMap.do |date=2013-03-12 }}. t-mobile.com.</ref>

T-Mobile US, Inc. traces its roots to the 1994 establishment of [[VoiceStream|VoiceStream Wireless PCS]] as a subsidiary of [[Western Wireless Corporation]]. Spun off from parent Western Wireless on 3 May 1999, VoiceStream Wireless Corporation was purchased by Deutsche Telekom on 31 May 2001, for $35 billion and renamed T-Mobile USA, Inc. in July 2002.<ref name=vsw-tmo>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/VoiceStream-will-now-be-called-T-Mobile-1091686.php |title=VoiceStream Will Now Be Called T-Mobile |date=2002-07-18 |newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017202954/http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/VoiceStream-will-now-be-called-T-Mobile-1091686.php |archive-date=2012-10-17 |access-date=2011-04-27 |quote=T-Mobile, formerly VoiceStream, made its debut yesterday with television, radio and newspaper advertisements in California and Nevada. Over the next few months, the VoiceStream brand will be completely phased out in other cities in favor of T-Mobile. |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=wsj_att_purchase>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704433904576212810008230654 |title=AT&T To Buy Rival in $39 Billion Deal |first1=Shayndi |last1=Race |first2=Anupreeta |last2=Das |date=2011-03-21 |work=The Wall Street Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509023744/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704433904576212810008230654.html |archive-date=2011-05-09 |access-date=2011-04-28 |quote=AT&T Inc. said it was buying T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG for $39 billion in cash and stock, a move that would create the nation's largest wireless carrier... |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=vs_spinoff>{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990504/2958742/profit-taking-pulls-dow-under-11000 |title=Profit-Taking Pulls Dow Under 11,000 |last=Heberlein |first=Greg |date=1999-05-04 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107063634/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990504&slug=2958742 |archive-date=2011-11-07 |access-date=2011-04-28 |quote=The Western Wireless-VoiceStream Cellular split, effective yesterday... |url-status=live }}</ref> This legacy is reflected in some mismatch between US and German T-Mobile service, notably the frequency mismatch making phones inoperative in the other country, and picture messaging issues (non-delivery of pictures in text messages) between those networks.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

After a failed attempt by [[AT&T]] in 2011 to purchase the company in a $39 billion stock and cash offer (which was withdrawn after being faced with significant regulatory and legal hurdles, along with heavy resistance from the U.S. government and the Sprint Corporation),<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Timothy B. |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/12/att-admits-defeat-on-t-mobile-takeover-will-pay-4-billion-breakup-fee/ |title=AT&T admits defeat on T-Mobile takeover, will pay $4 billion breakup fee |website=Ars Technica |date=2011-12-19 |access-date=2013-07-09 |archive-date=2020-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008213842/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/12/att-admits-defeat-on-t-mobile-takeover-will-pay-4-billion-breakup-fee/ |url-status=live }}</ref> T-Mobile USA announced its intent to merge with [[MetroPCS|MetroPCS Communications, Inc.]], the sixth largest carrier in the U.S., to improve its competitiveness with other national carriers; the deal was approved by the Department of Justice and [[Federal Communications Commission]] in March 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=T-Mobile USA, MetroPCS to combine|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-metropcs-board-oks-merger-with-tmobile-usa-20121003,0,1683996.story|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=3 October 2012|archive-date=8 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008122222/http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-metropcs-board-oks-merger-with-tmobile-usa-20121003,0,1683996.story|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lloyd">{{cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Craig|title=T-Mobile, MetroPCS merger gets approval from Department of Justice|date=6 March 2013|url=http://www.slashgear.com/t-mobile-metropcs-merger-gets-approval-from-department-of-justice-06272828/|publisher=Slashgear|access-date=13 March 2013|archive-date=11 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311125654/http://www.slashgear.com/t-mobile-metropcs-merger-gets-approval-from-department-of-justice-06272828/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Volpe">{{cite web|last=Volpe|first=Joseph|title=FCC approves T-Mobile – MetroPCS deal, deems the merger will 'serve the public interest'|date=12 March 2013 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/fcc-approves-t-mobile-metropcs-merger/|publisher=Engadget|access-date=13 March 2013|archive-date=15 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315062525/http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/fcc-approves-t-mobile-metropcs-merger/|url-status=live}}</ref> The merger agreement gave [[Deutsche Telekom]] the option to sell its 72% stake in the merged company, valued at around $14.2 billion, to a third-party before the end of the 18-month [[lock-up period]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rahn|first=Cornelius|title=Deutsche Telekom Can Sell T-Mobile Before Share Lock-Up Ends|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=16 May 2013|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-16/deutsche-telekom-can-sell-t-mobile-us-before-lock-up-period-ends.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=19 May 2013|archive-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205013908/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-16/deutsche-telekom-can-sell-t-mobile-us-before-lock-up-period-ends.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 May 2013, the combined company, now known as T-Mobile US, began trading on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] as a public company.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Salvador |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-tmobile-metropcs-acquisition-complete-20130501,0,5210257.story |title=Combined T-Mobile-MetroPCS debuts on N.Y. Stock Exchange as 'TMUS' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=2013-05-01 |access-date=2013-07-09 |archive-date=2013-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617090742/http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-tmobile-metropcs-acquisition-complete-20130501,0,5210257.story |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Merger with Sprint ====
{{Main|Merger of Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile USA}}

On 29 April 2018, T-Mobile and [[Sprint Corporation|Sprint]] announced a $26 billion merger deal, with the resulting company to operate under the name T-Mobile.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-43943848|title=T-Mobile to buy Sprint in $26bn merger|date=2018-04-29|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2018-04-30|archive-date=2018-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429181652/http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43943848|url-status=live}}</ref> Federal Communications Commission Chairman [[Ajit Pai]] announced that he would back the merger. On 11 February 2020, the deal was approved by a federal judge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/fcc-chairman-recommends-approval-of-t-mobile-sprint-merger-11558357756|title=T-Mobile, Sprint Get Merger Backing From FCC Chairman|last1=Kendall|first1=Brent|date=2019-05-21|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2019-05-21|last2=FitzGerald|first2=Drew|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=2019-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520234509/https://www.wsj.com/articles/fcc-chairman-recommends-approval-of-t-mobile-sprint-merger-11558357756|url-status=live}}</ref> The merger was completed on 1 April 2020 with Deutsche Telekom holding owning 43% of the company, [[SoftBank]] at 24% and the remaining 33% to the public shareholders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmonews.com/2020/02/t-mobile-sprint-updated-merger-agreement/|title=T-Mobile, Sprint confirm updated merger agreement|access-date=2020-02-21|archive-date=2020-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221075540/https://www.tmonews.com/2020/02/t-mobile-sprint-updated-merger-agreement/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{cite web|url=https://www.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-sprint-business-combination-agreement|title=T-Mobile and Sprint Announce Amendment to Business Combination Agreement|website=www.t-mobile.com|access-date=2020-02-21|date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=2020-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221035657/https://www.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-sprint-business-combination-agreement|url-status=live}}</ref>

As part of the merger, T-Mobile US acquired [[Assurance Wireless]], the service subsidized by the federal [[Lifeline program|Lifeline Assistance program]], a government benefit program supported by the federal [[Universal Service Fund]].

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