T-Mobile Sold 500,000 iPhones in Less Than a Month, but Revenue Dipped 7 Percent Ahead of Launch

Adjusted earnings also fell ahead of the company’s acquisition of MetroPCS and its big shift away from phone subsidies.
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As T-Mobile Swallows MetroPCS, It Must Avoid Indigestion

T-Mobile is expected to announce on Wednesday that it has completed the purchase, but much of the hard work remains.
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MetroPCS Holders Approve T-Mobile Takeover

T-Mobile agreed last year to merge with MetroPCS, creating a publicly traded company of which Deutsche Telekom would own 74%.

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MetroPCS Board Backs Deutsche Telekom’s Improved Offer

MetroPCS Communications Inc. said its board has unanimously approved the amended terms of its proposed merger agreement with Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA Inc.

Deutsche Telekom Sweetens T-Mobile’s Bid for MetroPCS

In what it dubbed its “best and final offer” for MetroPCS, Deutsche Telekom reduced the loans that it would be owed by $3.8 billion.
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T-Mobile Nears Improved Offer for MetroPCS

Deutsche Telekom AG is reviewing a sweeter bid for U.S. wireless carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc., people familiar with the matter said. The company is likely to improve the terms and could announce them as early as Wednesday, one of the people said.

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MetroPCS Holders Urged to Vote Against Merger

A prominent proxy adviser said MetroPCS Communications Inc. shareholders should vote against a merger with Deutsche Telekom AG unit T-Mobile USA, saying they would receive an unfair split of the combined company and would do fine owning shares of a stand-alone carrier.

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Social Startup ShareThis Raises $23 Million

ShareThis, maker of social sharing buttons for websites, announced Wednesday that it raised $23 million in its series C funding round, led by Deutsche Telekom’s VC arm, T-Venture. Other participants in the round were Harbourton and Fifth Third Capital, as well as a number of existing investors, including Blue Chip Venture Company, DFJ and Illinois Ventures. ShareThis also announced the acquisition of Socialize, a small startup aimed at adding social features to mobile apps.

T-Mobile-MetroPCS Board to Be Packed With Deutsche Telekom People if Deal Approved

The incoming Deutsche Telekom chief will be the chairman of the combined company, with several other DT executives serving on the 11-member board.
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Deutsche Telekom CEO Obermann Leaves for Video Post

Obermann, who presided over years of considerable change at the German communications giant, leaves for Dutch cable firm Ziggo.
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