Founded in 1994, MetroPCS is a wireless service operator that offers local and long distance service with simple rate plans. For over a decade MetroPCS has built a solid foundation for its network, purchasing C-Block licenses covering nearly 22 million POPs in three of the largest and most vibrant major metropolitan clusters in the U.S.: San Francisco/Sacramento, CA; Miami, FL; and Atlanta, GA. Service was launched in 2002 in the greater Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Atlanta, Sacramento and San Francisco areas. As of February of 2005, MetroPCS had 1.5 million subscribers in these markets. In 2004, MetroPCS acquired licenses for the greater Tampa/Sarasota area and plan to launch service in this market in fourth quarter of 2005. As a result of this acquisition, MetroPCS now holds 21 licenses.
