MetroPCS Communications, Inc. is a provider of CDMA wireless communications services in the greater Boston, New York,Rhode Island, New Jersey, Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Daytona, Dallas, Detroit, Orlando, Philadelphia and Sacramento metropolitan areas. It is the sixth largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States. As of the ending of first quarter of 2009, MetroPCS serves a total of over 6.1 million subscribers.

Plans

MetroPCS uses a flat rate billing method, offering an unlimited local calling plan without a contract for $30 per month before taxes, as well as unlimited local and long distance plans for $35–$50 per month (depending on optional features).

• $30 Plan: Unlimited local calling (No additional features)
• $35 Plan: Unlimited local & long distance calling (No additional features)
• $40 Plan: Unlimited local & long distance calling (Enhanced voice mail, caller id, call waiting, three-way calling) (depending on the market, unlimited text messaging may be included)
• Preferred $45 Plan: Unlimited local & long distance calling (Unlimited text and picture messaging, international text, enhanced voicemail, caller id, three-way calling, MapQuest, premium directory assistance, IM, and internet access)
• Unlimited $50 Plan: Everything above including Loopt and your personal MetroPCS email account as well as Pocket Express, Screen It and MetroNavigator.

Payments

MetroPCS charges a $3 fee if you pay your bill at a store in person, or $2 if you use a payment machine. It is also $2 to pay your bill on your phone, and $3 if you pay through calling customer service. There is no charge for Auto Pay, paying Online, paying by Mail, or using a payment drop box at a store location.

News

• On September 19, 2007, MetroPCS launched service in Los Angeles.

• MetroPCS intends to use the money raised from their recent IPO to extend its network into New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, and San DiegoFact: date=August 2008. As of December 3, 2007, MetroPCS expanded service to the Daytona Beach and Melbourne areas, and is now planning on expanding to Ocala, Gainesville and St Augustine, Florida by June 2008 according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. MetroPCS also plans to build in Jacksonville, which will allow the company to begin offering service during the second quarter of 2008 to an estimated population of approximately 1.5 million people.

• On September 4, 2007, MetroPCS announced a proposal that MetroPCS and Leap Wireless could merge into a single wireless company. The proposal was withdrawn less than two months later on November 1, 2007. However, due to Leap's financial situation, some analysts still believe that a merger will take place.

• On March 28, 2008 MetroPCS launched service in Las Vegas, NV. Three days later, on March 31, 2008, MetroPCS launched service in Bakersfield, CA.