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These forward-looking statements and projections speak only as to the date made and are subject to and involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control or ability to predict and you should not
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and projections. All future written and oral forward-
looking statements and projections attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by our cautionary statements. We do not intend to, and do not undertake a duty to, update any forward-
looking statement or projection in the future to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances, except as required
by law.
MARKET AND OTHER DATA
Market data and other statistical information used throughout this report are based on independent industry
publications, government publications, reports by market research firms and other published independent sources.
Some data is also based on our good faith estimates, which we derive from our review of internal surveys and
independent sources, including information provided to us by the U.S. Census Bureau. Although we believe these
sources are reliable, we have not independently verified the information. By including such market data and
information, we do not guarantee its accuracy or undertake a duty to provide such data in the future or to update
such data when such data is updated.
This report contains trademarks, service marks and trade names of companies and organizations other than us.
MetroPCS® and other trademarks are registered trademarks of MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary, and certain of our other subsidiaries.
In this annual report on Form 10-K, unless the context indicates otherwise, references to “MetroPCS,”
“MetroPCS Communications,” “our Company,” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to MetroPCS
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
PART I
Item 1. Business
General
We offer wireless broadband personal communication services, or PCS, on a no long-term contract, flat-rate,
unlimited usage basis in the San Francisco, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Sacramento, Tampa/Sarasota/Orlando,
Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Detroit metropolitan areas, which include a total licensed population of approximately
67 million. Our customers pay for our service in advance. In November 2006, we acquired advanced wireless
services, or AWS, licenses covering a total population of approximately 126 million outside of the metropolitan
areas where we then held or had access to spectrum. These new areas, which we refer to as our Auction 66 Markets,
encompass six of the top 25 metropolitan market areas in the United States, including, but are not limited to, the
entire east coast corridor from Philadelphia to Boston, including New York City, as well as the entire states of New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. As of December 31, 2007, we had approximately 4.0 million
customers.
Our web site address is www.metropcs.com. Information contained on or accessible from our web site is not
incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 10-K and should not be considered part of this report or
any other filing we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. We file with, or furnish to, the
SEC, all our periodic filings and reports, including any amendments thereto, as well as other information. All of our
filings with the SEC are available free of charge through the Investor Relations page of our web site as soon as
practicable after providing such information to the SEC. Copies of any of our filings may also be requested, without
charge, by sending a written request to Investor Relations, MetroPCS Communications, Inc., 2250 Lakeside Blvd.,
Richardson, Texas 75082.
Competitive Strengths
Our business model has competitive strengths that we believe distinguish us from our primary wireless broadband
PCS competitors and will allow us to execute our business strategy successfully, including:
Our Fixed Price Unlimited Service Plans. We believe our service offering that provides unlimited usage from
within a local calling area for a lower fixed price than our primary competitors represents a compelling value
proposition to our customers that differentiates our offerings from those of the national wireless broadband PCS