Deutsche Telekom reportedly in merger talks with MetroPCS

By Nick Wood , Total Telecom

Tuesday 22 September 2009

Potential MetroPCS tie-up could be worth $5bn as speculation continues to swirl around T-Mobile USA, FT reports.

Deutsche Telekom is in talks over a possible merger between its T-Mobile USA operation and regional prepaid rival MetroPCS.

The FT's Alphaville blog cited "usually knowledgeable sources" who claimed that the two operators are holding discussions about a tie-up that could be worth as much as $5 billion.

Combining T-Mobile USA's GSM

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Deutsche Telekom reportedly in merger talks with MetroPCS

Potential MetroPCS tie-up could be worth $5bn as speculation continues to swirl around T-Mobile USA, FT reports.

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