MetroPCS - wikipedia MetroPCS MetroPCS Type Subsidiary Industry Telecommunications Predecessor General Wireless, Inc., MetroPCS Communications, Inc. Successor T - Mobile Founded 1994 ; 23 years ago ( 1994 ) ( as General Wireless, Inc. ) Founder Roger D. Linquist and Malcolm Lorang Headquarters Richardson, Texas, U.S. Area served United States Key people Thomas C. Keys, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of MetroPCS Business Unit Products Wireless Phones Services Cellphone Service Owner T - Mobile US, Inc. Website www.metropcs.com MetroPCS store, Ypsilanti Township, Michigan MetroPCS ( stylized as metroPCS ) is a prepaid wireless service in the United States that is part of T - Mobile US, Inc... MetroPCS provides nationwide talk, text, and data depending on the plan services using GSM, HSPA, HSPA+ and 4G LTE networks. MetroPCS previously operated the sixth largest mobile telecommunications network in the United States using code division multiple access ( CDMA ) technology. The legacy MetroPCS CDMA network was decommissioned on June 21, 2015. Its legacy 4G network using LTE will be integrated with T - Mobile US ' own 4G LTE network. In October 2012, MetroPCS Communications reached an agreement to merge with T - Mobile USA, Inc., a deal that would `` help the competing provider become more competitive with the other National Carriers ''. The deal was a reverse merger for MetroPCS ; following the closure of the merger on May 1, 2013, the combined company, now known as T - Mobile US, Inc., began trading on the New York Stock Exchange as TMUS. Contents 1 History 2 Reception and criticism 3 References 4 See also History MetroPCS was established in 1994 as General Wireless, Inc., by Roger D. Linquist and Malcolm Lorang, both of whom were previously executives with wireless provider PageMart Wireless. Reception and criticism The launch of MetroPCS 's LTE network was met with mixed reviews. GigaOM 's Kevin Tofel noted that although the LTE network is based on 4G technology, `` the infrastructure MetroPCS is using keeps speeds in the range of older 3G networks ''. Tofel measured data speeds `` far slower than T - Mobile 's HSPA+ network '' but considered that users with only basic data requirements would find the no - contract deal `` refreshing ''. Referencing Tofel 's review, Laptop Magazine 's Corvida Raven concluded that MetroPCS `` probably is n't using the best LTE technology. '' Slate 's Farhad Manjoo panned the service by suggesting that MetroPCS was able to roll out 4G coverage sooner and cheaper than its competitors by offering only the Samsung Craft, a feature phone with sub-standard internet capabilities, as its launch device. Due to the quality of the device ( described as being `` designed not just to frustrate users but to get us to swear off ever using any phone again '' ), the network, and MetroPCS 's decision to block video streaming services aside from YouTube under its `` unlimited web '' plan, Manjoo considered it a device designed to disappoint users excited for 4G. MetroPCS 's TV commercial series ( from 2010 to 2011 ) features two Indians `` Ranjit '' played by veteran actor Anjul Nigam and `` Chad '' who make fun of American popular culture, which received mixed reviews. Many Indians and Americans found it to be in bad taste and offensive, or even racist. ( Due to the controversy, the campaign ended in late 2011 and was replaced with a new campaign slogan, `` Everybody 's moving to Metro ''. ) Following the T - Mobile merger, MetroPCS began a national push, running ads with the tagline `` Period Power ''. Although the ads are meant to show that there were no hidden fees in its prepaid plans, many users of social media took to a different meaning of `` Period Power '', thinking of a woman 's menstrual cycle instead of cell phone plans. The ads were still running as of January 2014 despite the negative attention on social media. References Jump up ^ `` Leadership Team ''. MetroPCS / T - Mobile USA. Retrieved May 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` T - Mobile shuts down MetroPCS legacy network ''. RCR Wireless. Retrieved September 18, 2015. Jump up ^ `` T - Mobile USA, MetroPCS to combine ''. Chicago Tribune. October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` MetroPCS shareholders approve merger with T - Mobile USA ''. Reuters. Retrieved May 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Rodriguez, Salvador. ( May 1, 2013 ) Combined T - Mobile - MetroPCS debuts on N.Y. Stock Exchange as ' TMUS '. latimes.com. Retrieved on August 23, 2013. Jump up ^ `` 20. Roger Linquist, Chairman, CEO, MetroPCS ''. FierceWireless. Retrieved June 9, 2015. Jump up ^ Tofel, Kevin C. ( November 26, 2010 ). `` For $55, What Kind of LTE Experience Does MetroPCS Deliver ? ''. GigaOM. Retrieved December 5, 2010. Jump up ^ Raven, Corvida ( November 26, 2010 ). `` MetroPCS 's LTE Service Tested, Found Wanting ''. Laptop Magazine. Bedford Communications Inc. Retrieved December 5, 2010. Jump up ^ Manjoo, Farhad. `` 4G, Samsung Craft, MetroPCS : The worst cell phone on earth ''. Slate. Retrieved November 28, 2011. Jump up ^ Edwards, Jim. `` It 's Racist But It Works : MetroPCS 's `` Ranjit and Chad '' Commercials Boost Sales ``. BNET. Retrieved July 25, 2011. Jump up ^ Best and worst tech commercials of 2013 Fox News Channel ( 12 / 09 / 2013 ) See also List of mobile network operators of the Americas Deutsche Telekom Main companies Telekom Albania Magyar Telekom Makedonski Telekom OTE ( 40 % ) Telekom Romania 54 % Slovak Telekom Hrvatski Telekom Crnogorski Telekom 76.53 % HT Mostar 39.1 % BT Group ( 12 % ) Main services T - Home T - Mobile T - Online T - Systems Mobile networks T - Mobile Polska T - Mobile US MetroPCS T - Mobile Czech Republic T - Mobile Nederland Cosmote ( via OTE ) ERONET ( via HT Mostar ) Absorbed companies MobileStar Omnipoint Communications Powertel ( United States ) SunCom VoiceStream Wireless Western Wireless Corporation Related Attempted purchase of T - Mobile USA by AT&T Detecon Electronic Beats Kabel Deutschland T - Center T - Mobile Arena T - Mobile Team Telekom Innovation Laboratories United States v. Davis Commons Prepaid wireless providers TracFone Wireless, Inc. 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