Tag archive: MetroPCS

Now that both the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission have come out against AT&T's proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile, the company is scrambling to find a way to make the deal go through—even as it braces for the possibility of failure. AT&T has withdrawn its merger application from the FCC to focus solely on the Justice Department's objections to the deal, and reports have AT&T looking to… Read More

Verizon may have been the first to launch a high speed 4G LTE network in the United States, but it won't be the last. AT&T is already unveiling its first LTE devices, with phones likely coming some time next year. MetroPCS is already running LTE in some areas. Unfortunately, Sascha Segan of PC Mag reports that Verizon's LTE phones and devices may not be compatible with other networks because they'll be “on different… Read More

The national wireless carrier space will grow smaller by one when AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile moves forward, and regional carriers have been stepping up their own games. MetroPCS, the number five wireless provider in the United States, actually beat Verizon to the punch in rolling out the first domestic 4G LTE network. Now, number six contender U.S. Cellular is following suit, with plans to launch its own 4G LTE service by the end… Read More

The Federal Communications Commission voted today to adopt new data roaming rules that will allow smartphones to access wireless Internet networks nationwide, in areas not covered by the users' wireless provider. The functionality would be similar to roaming related to voice and text messaging. The 3-2 vote, which was held this morning during the FCC's monthly public meeting, requires large wireless companies like Verizon Wireless… Read More

A couple weeks ago Verizon filed suit against the FCC, claiming that the agency was overstepping its authority with new net neutrality regulations (known as the Open Internet Order), and that the rules create “uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors, and consumers.” (A few days later, MetroPCS—itself already on the hook for potentially breaching those rules—joined the suit.) Now, the FCC is asking a… Read More

MetroPCS is the fifth-largest mobile operator in the United States—following Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile—and now the company is being accused of violating the FCC's brand new net neutrality policy framework by announcing a new 4G service plan that would charge one rate for data services that handle simple Web browsing and YouTube—and a higher rate for consumers who want to access other services,… Read More

Move over Sidekick, there’s a new side-slider in town. On Friday, Samsung announced the new SCH-R450 Messager for the MetroPCS network, a relatively no-frills handset except for its handy slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The simplistic rectangular phone gets a 2.1-inch LCD, 1.3-megapixel camera, MP3 capabilities, and just about every type of text capability under the sun, including SMS, MMS, and IM. There’s also a microSD… Read More