FORT WORTH, Texas & BELLEVUE, Wash. - (Business Wire) RadioShack Corporation and T-Mobile USA, Inc., today announced that the new T-Mobile® myTouch™ 3G with Google™, as well as a broad assortment of T-Mobile products and services, are available in more than 4,000 RadioShack stores across the United States and Puerto Rico beginning today. “With an exciting product like T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G, The Shack continues to build its authority in innovative, mobile technology,” said Peter Whitsett, Executive Vice President of Merchandising for RadioShack. “The Android™ platform, with its broad array of unique applications, offers our customers another exciting option for their mobile lifestyle.”
The introduction of the highly anticipated myTouch 3G, T-Mobile’s new Android-powered smartphone, joins additional T-Mobile postpaid devices, all from leading brands that are available at RadioShack today, including the BlackBerry Curve 8900, the Samsung T239, the Samsung Comeback, the Samsung Gravity 2*, the Samsung Behold, and the Sony Ericsson TM506.
“RadioShack’s knowledgeable associates have the expertise to help consumers fully experience the new T-Mobile myTouch 3G,” said Doug Chartier, Senior Vice President of Sales at T-Mobile USA. “Our partnership with RadioShack offers customers an excellent shopping experience, delivering the coverage they need at the price they want across a variety of compelling devices.”
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| *Samsung Gravity 2 not available in RadioShack locations in Puerto Rico. |
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About RadioShack Corporation
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the nation's most experienced and trusted consumer electronics specialty retailers, offering innovative products and services from leading brands. Our knowledgeable, helpful sales associates are committed to enhancing the in-store shopping experience by listening to our customers, offering advice and partnering with them to find the best technology solutions that fit their needs. Operating from convenient and accessible neighborhood and mall locations, the Company has approximately 4,450 company-operated stores; almost 1,400 dealer outlets; nearly 600 wireless phone kiosks throughout the United States; and approximately 200 company-operated stores in Mexico. For more information on RadioShack Corporation, or to purchase items online, visit www.radioshack.com.
About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. operation of Deutsche Telekom AG’s Mobile Communications Business, and a wholly owned subsidiary of T-Mobile International, one of the world’s leading companies in mobile communications. By the end of the second quarter of 2009, almost 150 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group — 33.5 million by T-Mobile USA — all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS, the world’s most widely used digital wireless standards. T-Mobile’s innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG.
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