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The 1850–1990 MHz PCS band is divided into six frequency blocks (A through F). Each block is between 10 MHz and 30 MHz in bandwidth. Each block is between 10 MHz and 30 MHz in bandwidth. License (A or B) is granted for Major Trading Areas (MTAs).
At the time of the merger, T-Mobile had about 32 million subscribers, to which MetroPCS added around 9 million. [18] In 2012, there was a series of armed robberies in Metro stores which was attributed to low security measures. [19] In the same year, T-Mobile and Metro became some of the earliest companies to offer unlimited data plans. [20]
GSM had already been running for some time on US PCS (1,900 MHz) frequencies. And, some NMT-450 analog networks have been replaced with digital networks using the same frequency. In Russia and some other countries, local carriers received licenses for 450 MHz frequency to provide CDMA mobile coverage area.
Metro: Metro by T-Mobile: Operational: MVNO: Former MetroPCS; CDMA2000 1900 / CDMA2000 1700 shut down in 2015; LTE 1700 merged with T-Mobile US [128] 311: 670: Pine Belt Wireless: Pine Belt Cellular Inc. Operational: LTE 700: Alabama; [128] CDMA shut down [189] 311: 680: GreenFly LLC: Unknown: GSM 1900: Iowa [128] [75] 311: 690: TeleBEEPER of ...
Personal Communications Services (PCS) A new generation of wireless-phone technology that introduces a range of features and services surpassing those available in analog- and digital-cellular phone systems. PCS provides the user with an all-in-one wireless phone, paging, messaging, and data service. "Glossary of Telecommunications Terms".
Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United States lease wireless telephone and data service from the four major cellular carriers in the country—AT&T Mobility, Boost Mobile, T-Mobile US, and Verizon—and offer various levels of free and/or paid talk, text and data services to their customers.
T-Mobile U.S. traces its roots to the 1994 establishment of VoiceStream Wireless PCS as a subsidiary of Western Wireless Corporation. After its spin off from parent Western Wireless on May 3, 1999, VoiceStream Wireless was purchased by Deutsche Telekom AG in 2001 for $35 billion and renamed T-Mobile USA, Inc., in July 2002.
United States Cellular Corporation (doing business as UScellular and formerly known as U.S. Cellular) is an American mobile network operator.Its stock is publicly traded, but Telephone and Data Systems Inc. owns a controlling stake (83% economic and 96% voting power).