GAINESVILLE, Fla. - (Business Wire) Residents of Gainesville and Ocala, Fla., now have a new alternative to costly traditional wireless service plans. MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS), the nation's leading provider of unlimited, flat-rate, no signed contract wireless communications service, announces the expansion of its Florida service into Gainesville and Ocala, as well as Starke, Waldo and Hawthorne. For more information on MetroPCS and coverage areas, please go to www.metropcs.com. This expansion allows residents of Florida to have continuous coverage throughout the state of Florida, from Jacksonville through Gainesville to Tampa, Orlando, Naples and Miami. MetroPCS has 13 authorized dealer locations open in Gainesville and Ocala, and will have a total of 20, including one corporate-owned store, by the end of the year. The expansion will create approximately 50 jobs in Gainesville and Ocala. Additionally, Best Buy locations in Gainesville and Ocala will offer MetroPCS phones and service.
MetroPCS offers a diverse selection of service plans that allow customers to talk 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week, and now gives residents of Gainesville and Ocala enhanced service options for a wireless experience that best fits their lifestyles. With MetroPCS, customers pay by the month, not by the minute, and services do not require a signed contract, deposit or credit check.
“MetroPCS is excited to announce the expansion of MetroPCS service into Gainesville and Ocala. With such a high concentration of students in the area, students and families alike are looking to reduce expenses, especially when it comes to wireless plans,” said Eric Larsen, vice president, MetroPCS Jacksonville. “The unlimited, pay-as-you-go service plans with MetroPCS bring customers affordable and worry-free wireless service that they can depend on.”
MetroPCS offers a number of unlimited service options, including MetroPCS Unlimited NationwideSM and unlimited international calling. MetroPCS Unlimited Nationwide allows MetroPCS customers to use their service in more than 11,000 cities and towns in the continental United States. This expanded coverage is available at no extra charge in MetroPCS’ current $40 and higher rate plans. Unlimited international calling allows MetroPCS customers to call more than 100 countries and over 1,000 destinations which are available on both the $45 and $50 service plans for an additional $5 per month.
Continued consumer demand for MetroPCS’ wireless service as well as entry into new markets, such as Gainesville and Ocala, has been the driving factor behind the company’s growth to approximately 6.3 million subscribers nationwide as of June 30, 2009.
Consumers can visit any of MetroPCS’ current authorized dealer locations or visit MetroPCS’ Web site at www.metropcs.com for more information about plans and coverage as well as the international locations covered by unlimited international calling.
About MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) is a provider of unlimited wireless communications service for a flat-rate with no signed contract. Currently, MetroPCS is the fifth largest facilities-based carrier in the United States and has access to licenses covering a population of approximately 145 million people in the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, including New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Detroit, Boston, Miami, Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa and Sacramento. As of June 30, 2009, MetroPCS had approximately 6.3 million subscribers. For more information please visit www.metropcs.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based upon MetroPCS’ current expectations and assumptions at the time they are made. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. Actual financial results, performance or results of operations may differ materially from those anticipated. Risks include those detailed from time to time in the our periodic reports filed with the SEC, such as our annual report on form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2008 and our quarterly report on form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2009.
Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. MetroPCS undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances, or otherwise, except as required by law.
MetroPCS Unlimited Nationwide is a registered service mark of MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
Edelman for MetroPCS
Kaycee Holmes, 214-443-7555
kaycee.holmes@edelman.com
