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Exhibit

EXHIBIT 10.1

T-Mobile US, Inc.
12920 SE 38th Street
Bellevue, WA 98006-1350

February 19, 2018
Dave Carey

Re:    Eligibility for Certain Payments and Benefits 

Dear Dave:

This letter (the “Letter”) outlines certain payments and benefits that you will be eligible for if you voluntary resign from T-Mobile US, Inc. (the “Company”) on or after September 3, 2018 (the “Separation”).  

1.STI Award.  Notwithstanding anything in the T-Mobile US, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, and any successor plan thereto (the “Omnibus Plan”) or in your short-term (annual) incentive award (“STI Award”) agreement between you and the Company for the year in which your Separation occurs (the “STI Award Agreement”), upon your Separation, you will receive a pro-rata payment of your STI Award calculated based on the actual level of attainment of the applicable Performance Measures (as defined in the STI Award Agreement) during the portion of the year ending on the last day of the calendar quarter ending immediately prior to your Separation (i.e., determined as if the applicable performance period had ended as of the date of the last quarterly accounting accrual to occur prior to your Separation), as determined by the Company (or, if your Separation occurs during the first calendar quarter of the year, based on target performance), and pro-rated based on the number of days you were employed by the Company during the calendar year in which your Separation occurs (the “Pro-Rata STI Award”).  The Pro-Rata STI Award will be paid to you within sixty (60) days following your Separation.

2.RSUs and PRSUs.  Notwithstanding anything in the Omnibus Plan or in any award agreement between you and the Company evidencing the grant of an award of time-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”) or performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) (as applicable) (each, a “LTI Award Agreement”) (including any continued employment or continued service requirements set forth therein that would, absent this Letter, apply to the vesting and payment of your then-outstanding RSUs or PRSUs, as applicable), upon your Separation, your then-outstanding RSUs and PRSUs (excluding the one-time special award of PRSUs granted to you on February 15, 2018 (the “2018 Special Award”)) will be subject to the following provisions:

a.    RSUs.  Upon your Separation, your then-outstanding and unvested RSUs will remain outstanding and will continue to vest and be paid to you in accordance with the terms of the applicable LTI Award Agreement.   

b.    PRSUs.  Upon your Separation, your then-outstanding and unvested PRSUs will remain outstanding and will continue to be eligible to vest and be paid to you in accordance with the terms of the applicable LTI Award Agreement; provided, however, that the number of PRSUs that vest and become payable to you, and the Adjustment Percentage (as defined in the applicable LTI Award Agreement), shall be determined based on the lesser of (i) the actual level of attainment of the applicable Performance Measures (as defined in the applicable LTI Award Agreement) during the applicable Performance Period (as defined in the applicable LTI Award Agreement), as determined by the Company following the conclusion of the Performance Period, or (ii) the actual level of attainment of the applicable Performance Measures during the portion of the applicable Performance Period ending on the date of your Separation (i.e., determined as if the Performance Period had ended on the date of your Separation), as determined by the Company. 

c.    Death; Disability.  Notwithstanding Sections 2(a) and (b) above, in the event of your death or Disability (as defined in the Omnibus Plan) following your Separation but prior to the last date on which any RSUs and/or PRSUs become vested in accordance with Sections 2(a) and (b) above, your then-outstanding and unvested RSUs and PRSUs will vest in full on the date of your death or Disability and be paid to you within sixty (60) days following the date of such death or Disability (and, with respect to your PRSUs, the applicable Adjustment Percentage shall be determined in accordance with Section 2(b) above).  

3.COBRA Benefits.  During the period commencing on the date of your Separation and ending on the earlier of the end of the last day of the eighteenth (18th) calendar month following the date of your Separation or, if earlier, the date on which you become eligible for coverage under a subsequent employer’s group medical and dental plans (in either case, the “COBRA Period”), subject to your valid election to continue healthcare coverage under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations thereunder, the Company will continue to provide to you and your dependents, at the Company’s sole expense, coverage under its group medical and dental plans at the same levels in effect on the date of your Separation; provided, however, that if (a) any plan pursuant to which such benefits are provided is not, or ceases prior to the expiration of the continuation coverage period to be, exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(a)(5), (b) the Company is otherwise unable to continue to cover you or your dependents under its group health plans, or (c) the Company cannot provide the benefit without violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), then, in any such case, an amount equal to the dollar value of the balance of the Company’s subsidy shall thereafter be paid to you in substantially equal, then-currently-taxable monthly instalments over the COBRA Period (or remaining portion thereof) (collectively, the “COBRA Benefits”).  

4.Continued Mobile Service Discounts.  Following the date of your Separation, you shall continue to be eligible for the Company’s employee mobile service discount program, in accordance with the terms of such program as in effect from time to time during such period (the “Continued Mobile Discounts”). 

5.Release Requirement.  Notwithstanding anything herein or in any applicable STI Award Agreement and any LTI Award Agreement (collectively, the “Award Agreements”) to the contrary, you will not be eligible to receive any of the payments and benefits described in Sections 1 through 4 above unless you execute and do not revoke a release of claims in a form prescribed by the Company that becomes effective and irrevocable no later than sixty (60) days following the date of your Separation. 

6.Exclusions; Amendment; No Other Modifications. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Letter (including Section 2 hereof) will not apply to the 2018 Special Award.  Your Award Agreements will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to reflect this Letter.  Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Letter, the terms and conditions set forth in the Omnibus Plan and the Award Agreements will continue to apply to your STI Awards, RSUs and PRSUs following the date of this Letter.  

7.Restrictive Covenant Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement between you and T-Mobile USA, Inc., dated as of March 5, 2013, the duration of the post-termination “Restricted Period” (as defined in Section 4 of the Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement) is hereby increased such that it shall extend through the later of one (1) year following your Separation or the last date on which any RSUs and/or PRSUs are paid to you in accordance with the terms of this Letter.  

8.No Right to Continued Employment.  Nothing contained in this Letter shall confer upon you any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or affect the right of the Company to terminate your employment or service at any time.

9.No Tax Advice.  The Company is not making any warranties or representations to you with respect to the income tax consequences associated with this Letter, the treatment of your STI Award, RSUs and/or PRSUs contemplated hereunder, the COBRA Benefits or the Continued Mobile Discounts and you are in no manner relying on the Company, its affiliates or any of their respective representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences.  You are hereby advised to consult with your own tax advisor with respect to any tax consequences associated with this Letter.

10.Governing Law.  This Letter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal law.

11.Section 409A.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Omnibus Plan, any LTI Award Agreement or this Letter, if the Company determines that paying any amounts to you in respect of your RSUs and/or PRSUs at the time(s) indicated in any Award Agreement or this Letter (as applicable) would be a prohibited distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then no such payment shall be paid to you prior to the expiration of the six (6)-month period following your “separation from service” with the Company (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) if you are a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) on the date of your separation from service.  If the payment of any such amount is delayed as a result of the previous sentence, then on the first business day following the end of such six (6)-month period (or such earlier date upon which such amount can be paid under Section 409A without resulting in a prohibited distribution, including as a result of your death), the Company shall pay you a lump-sum amount equal to the cumulative amounts that would have otherwise been payable to you during such six (6)-month period (without interest).  

12.Miscellaneous.  This Letter, together with the Omnibus Plan and the Award Agreements, sets forth the final and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by the Company and you, or any representative of the Company or you, with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This Letter may be amended at any time by the Company, provided that no amendment may, without your consent, materially impair your rights under any Award Agreement.  This Letter may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  

Please indicate your acknowledgment of, and agreement to, the terms and conditions set forth in this Letter by signing in the space below and returning a signed copy of this Letter to John Legere, CEO and President.   Please retain one fully-executed original for your files.      

                

Sincerely,

T-Mobile US, Inc.

By:_/s/ Elizabeth McAuliffe 
Elizabeth McAuliffe
EVP, Human Resources

                    

Acknowledged, Agreed and Accepted: 

/s/ Dave R. Carey_______________________
Dave R. Carey

Date: February 19, 2018Exhibit

EXHIBIT 10.2

T-MOBILE US, INC.

COMPENSATION TERM SHEET 
FOR
DAVID CAREY

Following is a Compensation Term Sheet (the “Term Sheet”) with T-Mobile US, Inc. (the “Company”). 
  

		
	GENERAL
	As you know, the Company anticipates entering into a Business Combination Agreement with Sprint Corporation and certain other parties named therein (the “BCA”) on or around April 29, 2018.  This Term Sheet confirms our understanding and agreement about your role and certain compensation opportunities with the Company, effective as of the date on which the BCA is fully executed (the “Effective Date”). 

		
	TERM
	Subject to the provisions for earlier termination set forth below, the term of this Term Sheet (the “Term”) will commence on the Effective Date and continue until the second (2nd) anniversary thereof (the “Expiration Date”).  Your employment remains “at will,” meaning that it may be terminated by you or the Company, for any reason or for no reason whatsoever, with or without notice and with or without cause.  The at-will nature of your employment relationship cannot be changed other than by a written agreement signed by you and a duly authorized Company officer.  

		
	POSITION
	During the Term, you will continue to serve as the Executive Vice President, Corporate Services of the Company reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).  You will have such duties and authority commensurate with the position of Executive Vice President, Corporate Services of the Company and you will perform such other duties commensurate with such position as the CEO may from time-to-time assign.  You will continue to devote your full professional time, attention and energies to the business of the Company.  Your position will continue to be based in Bellevue, WA.

		
	COMPENSATION
	During the Term, your compensation will be as follows:

Salary:
		
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	You will receive an annual base salary of no less than $775,000 payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices (but no less often than monthly).

Short-Term Incentive (“STI”):
		
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	Effective as of the Effective Date, and for each calendar year commencing after the Effective Date during the Term, your annual target STI (“Target STI”) will be no less than 125% of your eligible base earnings during such calendar year.  

		
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	STI awards will continue be based on the achievement of Company goals (and, as applicable, individual performance) as determined by the Compensation 

 

Committee or Section 16 Subcommittee of the Company’s Board of Directors (collectively, the “Committee”).    
Long-Term Incentive (“LTI”): 
		
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	Effective as of the Effective Date, with the next annual LTI award after such date anticipated to be granted in February 2019, your annual LTI awards will have an annual aggregate grant-date target value (as determined by the Committee) of no less than $4,359,375.  

		
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	LTI awards will continue to be made in such form and on such terms as the Committee may determine.  Each LTI award (including the Transaction PRSUs (as defined below)) will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) and an award agreement prescribed by the Company, which shall evidence the grant of the LTI award.

Transaction PRSUs:
		
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	Effective as of the Effective Date, you will be granted a one-time special equity award as follows:  

		
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	On the Effective Date, the Company will grant to you, under the Plan, a one-time award of performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”) with respect to a number of shares of Company common stock equal to the quotient of $5,719,000 divided by the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the 90 calendar-day period ending with (and including) April 27, 2018, rounded up to the nearest whole share (the “Transaction PRSUs”).  

		
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	The Transaction PRSUs will be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions applicable to the award of PRSUs granted to you on February 15, 2018, except that: (i) 50% of the Transaction PRSUs shall be eligible to vest upon the earlier of (x) the closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions (collectively, the “Transaction”) contemplated by the BCA and (y) the Expiration Date, and (ii) the remaining 50% of the Transaction PRSUs shall be eligible to vest on the Expiration Date.  Vesting of the Transaction PRSUs shall be based on the Company’s total shareholder return relative to the Company’s peer group during the applicable performance period, subject to your continued employment through the applicable vesting date, and further subject to accelerated vesting upon certain terminations of your employment in accordance the Transaction PRSU award agreement (and any other applicable Company plan or arrangement in which you participate).  In addition, for purposes of determining the level of attainment of the total shareholder return performance goals applicable to the Transaction PRSUs, the Company’s and each peer company’s share price shall equal (x) as of the grant date, the volume weighted average price of the Company’s (or such peer company’s) common stock over the 90 calendar-day period ending with (and including) April 27, 2018, (y) as of the Closing, the average closing price of the Company’s (or such peer 

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company’s) common stock over the 30 calendar days immediately following the Closing, and (z) as of the Expiration Date, the average closing price of the Company’s (or such peer company’s) common stock over the 30 calendar-day period ending on the Expiration Date.  
		
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	The Transaction PRSUs will be administered as exempt from Section 409A (as defined below) for purposes of the application of your Side Letter (defined below) and any relevant agreements or plans (for clarify, the PRSUs will vest upon your Separation under your Side Letter (as defined therein) and be paid to you upon vesting).

		
	SIDE LETTER
	You and the Company acknowledge and agree that the Letter Regarding Eligibility for Certain Payments and Benefits by and between you and the Company, dated February 19, 2018 (the “Side Letter”), remains in effect in accordance with its terms.

		
	CODE SECTIONS
	The payments and benefits described in this Term Sheet are intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”).  See Attachment A, which is hereby incorporated into this Term Sheet, for additional details.  In addition, you acknowledge and agree that the payments and benefits described in this Term Sheet (in addition to any other payments and benefits payable to you by the Company or any affiliate thereof) may be subject to reduction as set forth on Attachment B, which is hereby incorporated into this Term Sheet.  

		
	SUCCESSORS
	This Term Sheet is personal to you and, without the prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by you other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  This Term Sheet shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

		
	WITHHOLDING 
	All compensation and other benefits to or on behalf of you pursuant to this Term Sheet shall be subject to such deductions and withholding as may be agreed to by you or required by applicable law, rule or regulation or Company policy.

		
	DISPUTE RESOLUTION
	Except for any claims arising out of, or relating to, your restrictive covenant, confidentiality or similar agreement with the Company (the “Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement”) (to which you remain bound) and, any other written and fully executed agreements to which you and the Company or an affiliate thereof are parties that expressly provide for a different dispute resolution mechanism, any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Term Sheet or your employment with the Company or termination thereof, either during the existence of the employment relationship or afterward, and including, but not limited to, any common law or statutory claims for wrongful discharge, discrimination or unpaid compensation, shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration in King County, Washington, conducted in accordance with the then prevailing commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”), with one arbitrator designated in accordance with those rules.  The parties agree to abide by all decisions and awards rendered in such proceedings.  Such decisions and awards rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and conclusive and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof as a basis of judgment and of the issuance of execution for its collection.  All such controversies, claims or disputes 

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shall be settled in this manner in lieu of any action at law or equity; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as precluding either party from bringing an action for injunctive relief or other equitable relief.  In any such dispute, the prevailing party shall be entitled to its or his attorneys' fees and costs, in addition to any other relief that may be awarded.  In accordance with the terms of the Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement, the exclusive venue for claims arising out of, or related to, the Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement shall be the state and Federal courts of King County, Washington.  

		
	ENTIRE AGREEMENT
	This Term Sheet, along with the Restrictive Covenant and Confidentiality Agreement, your Side Letter and your STI and LTI award agreements, embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matters hereof (including but not limited to your compensation terms) and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements and understandings between the Company and you with respect to the subject matters hereof, and it can only be modified in a fully executed written agreement between you and a duly authorized Company officer.  It may be executed by facsimile and in counterparts which, taken together, shall constitute one original.  To the extent the provisions of this Term Sheet are inconsistent with the terms of any underlying compensation plan or program, including without limitation any annual performance bonus plan or the Plan, the terms of this Term Sheet shall control.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that the Plan or any short-term incentive or long-term-incentive award agreement provides for more favorable treatment to you of your STI award(s) and/or LTI award(s) than the terms of this Term Sheet, the terms of the Plan or award agreement (as applicable) shall control.  For avoidance of doubt, this Term Sheet is not intended to deprive you of any right, entitlement or protection (e.g., indemnification and insurance), in any case, that is not inconsistent with this Term Sheet and that you may have under any other agreement, plan, or policy of the Company applicable to you that may provide more favorable treatment than this Term Sheet, nor is it intended to exclude you from being eligible to receive any employee benefits (provided that such benefits would not result in you receiving a duplication of benefits) that may in the future be broadly provided to similarly-situated employees.  Similarly, for avoidance of doubt, this Term Sheet is not intended to relieve you of obligations to the Company or requirements of the Company set forth in any other written agreement, plan, or policy of the Company applicable to you (including, without limitation, the Company’s Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy as adopted October 30, 2014, as amended from time to time), unless such obligations or requirements are expressly contrary to a commitment in this Term Sheet. This Term Sheet shall be exclusively governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of Washington.  

		
	EFFECTIVENESS
	This Term Sheet shall become effective as of the Effective Date.  If the BCA is not fully executed for any reason, this Term Sheet shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

Please indicate your acceptance of, and agreement to, the terms and conditions outlined above by signing and dating this Term Sheet below.      

[Signature page follows]

Sincerely,

T-MOBILE US, INC.

By:_/s/ Elizabeth McAuliffe 
Elizabeth McAuliffe
EVP, Human Resources

AGREED and ACCEPTED as of the date below:

/s/ David Carey                    
David Carey            Date

 ATTACHMENT A

It is intended that the payments and benefits under this Term Sheet comply with the provisions of Section 409A and the Treasury regulations relating thereto, or satisfy the requirements for an exemption from Section 409A, in each case to the extent applicable to this Agreement and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Term Sheet shall be interpreted and be administered in a manner to be in compliance therewith.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A, you shall not be considered to have terminated employment with the Company for purposes of this Term Sheet, and no payment otherwise due upon a termination of employment shall be due to you under this Term Sheet, until you would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A (a “Separation from Service”).  Any payments described in this Term Sheet that qualify for the “short-term deferral” exception from Section 409A shall not be treated as deferred compensation as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) and will be paid under such exception unless applicable law requires otherwise.  For purposes of Section 409A (including, without limitation, for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii) and the application of the short-term deferral exception), each payment under this Term Sheet will be treated as a separate payment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Term Sheet (whether under this Term Sheet or otherwise), to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the payments to be made to you upon your Separation from Service is required to avoid a prohibited payment under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion of the payments shall be delayed and paid on the first business day after the earlier of (i) the date that is six (6) months following such Separation from Service or (ii) your death. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A, amounts reimbursable to you under this Term Sheet shall be paid to you on or before the last day of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred and the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement (and in-kind benefits provided to you) during any one year may not affect amounts reimbursable or provided in any subsequent year and may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.
ATTACHMENT B

In the event any payment, benefit or distribution of any type to or for the benefit of you, whether paid or payable, provided or to be provided, or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Term Sheet or otherwise to you under this Term Sheet or otherwise constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the amount payable to you shall be either (a) paid in full, or (b) paid after reduction by the smallest amount as would result in no portion thereof being subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, results in the receipt by you, on an after-tax basis, of the greater net value, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such payment amount may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Unless the Company and you otherwise agree in writing, all determinations required to be made under this paragraph, including the manner and amount of any reduction in your payments hereunder, and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determinations, shall be made in writing in good faith by the accounting firm serving as the Company’s independent public accounting firm immediately prior to the event giving rise to such payment (the “Accounting Firm”); provided, however, that no such reduction or elimination shall apply to any non-qualified deferred compensation amounts (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) to the extent such reduction or elimination would accelerate or defer the timing of such payment in manner that does not comply with Section 409A of the Code.  For purposes of making the calculations required by this paragraph, the Accounting Firm may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.  The Company and you shall furnish to the Accounting Firm such information and documents as the Accounting Firm may reasonably request to make a determination under this paragraph.  The Accounting Firm shall provide its written report to the Committee and you, which shall include information regarding methodology.  The Company shall bear all costs the Accounting Firm may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this paragraph.  You and the Company shall cooperate in case of a potential Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) to consider alternatives to mitigate any Section 280G exposure, although the Company cannot guaranty any such alternatives will be available or approved by the Company and neither you nor the Company shall be obligated to enter into them.

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