Unlimited Wireless Carrier MetroPCS Launches Service in Shreveport – Bossier City

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Residents of Shreveport - Bossier City now have a new alternative to costly traditional wireless service plans. MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS), the nation’s leading provider of unlimited wireless communications service, announces the launch of its low cost, flat-rate unlimited wireless service in Shreveport - Bossier City, providing residents the freedom to enjoy more flexible wireless options.

“Shreveport - Bossier City is a key market for MetroPCS and as a new member of this community, MetroPCS will demonstrate its commitment by offering consumers a fresh approach to wireless, as well as contiguous service to Dallas”

MetroPCS offers a diverse selection of predictable, affordable and flexible “talk all you want” plans, which allow customers to talk 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week, and enhanced service options so that residents of Shreveport - Bossier City can create a wireless experience that best fits their lifestyles. With MetroPCS service plans, customers pay by the month, not by the minute, and services do not require a signed contract, credit check, minimum balance or deposit. Service plans start as low as $30 per month, and unlimited long distance service to the 48 contiguous states is available with service plans as low as $35 per month. The first month of service is included with the purchase of a phone and there is no activation fee. Additionally, MetroPCS offers unlimited family plans.

This marks MetroPCS’ first entrance into Louisiana and as an added benefit, customers in the Shreveport - Bossier City market will be able to use their wireless service in all MetroPCS service areas, including contiguous coverage to Dallas coming later this summer.

“Shreveport - Bossier City is a key market for MetroPCS and as a new member of this community, MetroPCS will demonstrate its commitment by offering consumers a fresh approach to wireless, as well as contiguous service to Dallas,” said Tracy Lange, vice president and general manager, for the market. “Our flat-rate, unlimited, low cost service plans make MetroPCS an affordable, worry-free and planned expense for all consumers who are looking to reduce extra spending and streamline their budgets. With our unlimited service, users can save dollars each month by eliminating their home phone and have only one phone – their MetroPCS phone. We believe we will be the natural choice of wireless service for Shreveport – Bossier City residents.”

Upon launch of service in Shreveport – Bossier City, MetroPCS will have 15 authorized dealer locations in the Twin Cities area and plans to add 5 additional locations throughout the year. Nine of the 15 locations will be service centers with an additional 2 being added by the end of the year. This will ensure convenience for its subscribers and provide more service locations than all of its top three competitors in the market combined. In addition to bringing a new affordable, predictable and flexible, low cost, no signed contract, flat-rate unlimited wireless service, MetroPCS’ entry into the market will provide a positive stimulus for the local economy by creating an estimated 60 local jobs by the end of 2008.

With approximately 4.4 million subscribers nationwide as of March 31, 2008, continued consumer demand for MetroPCS’ affordable, predictable and flexible, low cost, no signed contract, unlimited flat-rate wireless service has been the driving factor behind the company’s expansion across the country, and now to Shreveport – Bossier City.

MetroPCS’ wireless plans range from $30 to $50 per month and allow subscribers to talk all they want, 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week. Unlike most carriers, MetroPCS does not require a signed contract, which means that consumers can activate service without going through a credit check or paying a deposit. The service plans include unlimited features such as voicemail, caller ID, call waiting, three-way calling, text and picture messaging, push e-mail, mobile Internet browsing, mobile instant messaging, and Metro411, a voice-activated, premium directory assistance service.

Consumers can visit any of MetroPCS’ current Shreveport – Bossier City authorized dealer locations or visit MetroPCS’ web site at www.metropcs.com to sign up for service plans, and choose from a lineup of wireless phones from the top handset manufacturers.

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. MetroPCS owns or has access to licenses covering a population of approximately 149 million people in 14 of the top 25 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa, Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento. As of March 31, 2008, MetroPCS has approximately 4.4 million subscribers and offers service in the Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa, Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and Las Vegas metropolitan areas. For more information please visit www.metropcs.com.

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, projections 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.