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Metro PCS, Inc.
 PROFILE
With the courts on its side, Metro PCS is battling back from bankruptcy. The company (formerly General Wireless) purchased 14 PCS spectrum licenses in an FCC auction but claimed the price was too much. The company and the FCC have argued the matter for three years, and the government agency has sought help from the US Congress. But, so far, it hasn't received it. Metro PCS is developing digital cellular phone networks using CDMA (code division multiple access) technology. It plans to provide service in the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Miami, Sacramento, and San Francisco beginning in 2001. Investors include Sculley Brothers and Accel Partners.

 COMPETITION
AT&T Wireless (AWE)
Sprint PCS Group (PCS)
Verizon Wireless Inc. (dossier)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 0.00
Employees: 7
Revenue per employee: $0.00

 KEY PEOPLE
• Roger Linquist
    CEO
• Dennis Spickler
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
8144 Walnut Hill Ln., Ste. 600
Dallas, TX 75231
US
Phone: 214-265-2550
Fax: 214-265-2570

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