New Unlimited, Flat-rate, No Signed Contract Calling Plans are Most Affordable in the Market

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Residents of Calhoun, Ga. now have a new alternative to costly traditional wireless service plans. MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS), the nation's leading provider of unlimited, flat-rate, no signed contract wireless communications service, announces the expansion of its Atlanta service into Calhoun and the surrounding area, which includes coverage in the cities of White and Adairsville. Additionally, enhanced and expanded coverage is offered in the existing MetroPCS cities of Cartersville, Kennesaw and Canton. MetroPCS will have service and phones available at one dealer store located in Calhoun at 148 West Belmont Drive. For more information on MetroPCS and coverage areas, please go to www.metropcs.com/coverage.

MetroPCS offers a diverse selection of service plans, which allow customers to talk 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week, for a wireless experience that best fits their lifestyles. With MetroPCS, customers pay by the month, not by the minute, and services do not require a signed contract, deposit or credit check.

"MetroPCS has been very successful in Atlanta and the transition into Calhoun only seemed natural for us," said Jim Moreland, vice president and general manager of MetroPCS Atlanta. "Our coverage area in Georgia and the south is growing, and we are committed to bringing our customers affordable and reliable wireless service during these challenging economic times."

MetroPCS offers a number of unlimited service options, including unlimited family plans, MetroPCS Unlimited Nationwide^SM, unlimited international calling and GroupLINE^SM. MetroPCS Unlimited Nationwide allows MetroPCS customers to use their service in more than 4,600 cities and towns in the continental United States. This expanded network is included at no additional charge in MetroPCS' current $40, $45 and $50 service plans. Unlimited international calling allows MetroPCS customers to call more than 100 countries and over 1,000 destinations which are available on both the $45 and $50 service plans for an additional $5 per month.

Continued consumer demand for MetroPCS' wireless service as well as entry into new markets, such as Calhoun and the surrounding area, has been the driving factor behind the company's growth to 6.3 million subscribers nationwide as of June 30, 2009.

Consumers can visit any of MetroPCS' current authorized dealer locations or visit MetroPCS' Web site at www.metropcs.com for more information about plans and coverage as well as the international locations covered by unlimited international calling.

About MetroPCS Communications, Inc.

Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) is a provider of unlimited wireless communications service for a flat-rate with no signed contract. Currently, MetroPCS is the fifth largest facilities-based carrier and the largest regional facilities based carrier in the United States and has access to licenses covering a population of approximately 145 million people in the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, including New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Detroit, Boston, Miami, Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa and Sacramento. As of June 30, 2009, MetroPCS had approximately 6.3 million subscribers. For more information please visit www.metropcs.com.

MetroPCS Unlimited Nationwide^SM is a service mark of MetroPCS and GroupLINE^SM is a registered service mark of MetroPCS.

Contacts

Edelman for MetroPCS
Sarika Patel, 214-443-7555
sarika.patel@edelman.com