Read more MetroPCs stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16178/metropcs.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 23 May 2012 06:18:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/111322/introducing-the-planets-worst-cell-phone.htmlEvann Gastaldo<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=794386&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331173907' border='0' />MetroPCS is a cell phone carrier known mostly for its low cost—so when it announced plans to offer 4G coverage, for a cheaper price than most other carriers charge for 3G, and introduced a 4G phone, it "sounded too good to be true" to Farhad Manjoo. "And, boy, was...This product image provided by MetroPCS Communications shows the Samsung Craft, the first US phone to use the next-generation LTE wireless technology.http://www.newser.com/story/111322/introducing-the-planets-worst-cell-phone.htmlFri, 04 Feb 2011 11:55:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10805/metropcs-bid-for-leap-falls.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=41714&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401030333' border='0' />The proposed multi-billion dollar merger of rival discount wireless service providers has collapsed amid acrimony. AP reports MetroPCS Communications is withdrawing it's $4.7 Billion bid for Leap Wireless International. The Leap board had rejected the bid as "financially inadequate." Both companies allow customers to pay up front for wireless...Stewart Douglas "Doug" Hutcheson, President and CEO of Leap Wireless International, Inc.rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at NASDAQ's MarketSite in New York City. MetroPCs Communications has withdrawn a $4.7 Billion bid for the company.http://www.newser.com/story/10805/metropcs-bid-for-leap-falls.htmlThu, 01 Nov 2007 22:09:38 CDT