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T-Mobile history
T-Mobile company history timeline
T-Mobile United States traces its roots to the 1994 establishment of VoiceStream Wireless PCS as a subsidiary of Western Wireless Corporation.
1999: VoiceStream spins off from parent Western Wireless.
In 2000, VoiceStream Wireless acquired two regional GSM carriers.
February 2008: T-Mobile acquires SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. for $2.4 billion, adding SunCom's 1.1 million customers to the company's base.
On April 1, 2010, the T-Home and T-Mobile German operations merged to form a new wholly owned DT subsidiary, Telekom Deutschland GmbH. The T-Mobile brand was discontinued in Germany and replaced with the Telekom brand.
In 2010, T-Mobile UK became part of a joint venture with France Télécom’s UK mobile-network provider, Orange (UK). Combined, the two companies make the UK’s largest mobile-network operator, called EE. Despite the joint venture, the T-Mobile and Orange brands continue to co-exist in the UK market.”
September 2012: John Legere is appointed CEO to turn the company around.
On October 3, 2012, MetroPCS Communications reached an agreement to merge with T-Mobile USA. MetroPCS shareholders would hold a 26% stake in the company formed after the merger, which retained the T-Mobile brand.
In March 2013, T-Mobile introduced a major overhaul of its plan structure, marketed by branding themselves as being "the Un-carrier". A new contract-free pricing structure with simpler plans was introduced in which a phone's cost is paid over a two-year financing plan.
The deal was structured as a reverse takeover; the combined company went public on the New York Stock Exchange as TMUS and became T-Mobile United States Inc. on May 1, 2013.
On June 28, 2013, T-Mobile agreed to buy wireless spectrum for the Mississippi Valley region from its competitor United States Cellular for around $308 million, allowing it to expand its 4G network across 29 more markets.
December 2013: Reports surface that Sprint and its parent company, SoftBank Group Corp., are working toward a deal to acquire a majority stake in T-Mobile.
In 2013, T-Mobile and MetroPCS finalised a merger of the two companies which started trading as T-Mobile United States
August 2015: T-Mobile surpasses Sprint to become the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States
November 2017: T-Mobile and Sprint jointly announce they have ended merger talks after they could not agree on terms.
March 2018: T-Mobile's advanced nationwide 4G LTE network provides wireless services to 74 million customers.
April 29, 2018: T-Mobile announces an all-stock agreement to merge with Sprint.
December 2018: T-Mobile reports having 51,787 employees, including 7,807 in Washington state, and more than $43 billion in revenue.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Cellular | 1983 | $4.2B | 5,000 | - |
| C Spire | 1988 | $6.2B | 1,447 | - |
| Verizon Wireless of the East LP | 2001 | $24.0M | 50 | - |
| AT&T | 1983 | $122.3B | 230,000 | 3,089 |
| Virgin Mobile USA | 2001 | $112.7M | 500 | - |
| Alltel | 1943 | $400.0M | 1,000 | - |
| Cricket Wireless | 1998 | $1.9B | 221 | 213 |
| Talk America | 2014 | $23.0M | 50 | - |
| Cellular One | - | $12.0M | 375 | 4 |
| Midwest Wireless | 1995 | $460,000 | 3 | 5 |
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