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xour inability to attract and retain key members of management; and
x other factors described in this annual report under “Risk Factors.”
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. The results
presented for any period, including the year ended December 31, 2008, may not be reflective of results for
any subsequent period. 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 are a wireless communications provider that offers wireless broadband mobile services under the
MetroPCS® brand in selected major metropolitan areas in the United States over our own licensed networks
or networks of entities in which we hold a substantial non-controlling ownership interest. We provide a
wide array of wireless communications services to our subscribers on a no long-term contract, paid-in-
advance, flat-rate, unlimited usage basis. As of December 31, 2008, we had approximately 5.4 million
subscribers in eight states. We are the sixth largest facilities-based provider of wireless services in the
United States measured by the number of subscribers served.
MetroPCS Communications, Inc., or MetroPCS, was incorporated in 2004 by MetroPCS, Inc. in the
state of Delaware and MetroPCS maintains its corporate headquarters in Richardson, Texas. In July 2004,
as a result of a merger between a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetroPCS and MetroPCS, Inc., with
MetroPCS, Inc. being the surviving corporation, MetroPCS, Inc. and all of its subsidiaries became wholly-
owned subsidiaries of MetroPCS. In April 2007, MetroPCS consummated an initial public offering of its
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and became listed for trading on The New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol “PCS.”
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