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Article: Dallas-Based MetroPCS to Offer Cell Phone Service in Sacramento, Calif., Area.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- February 21, 2002
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By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 21--Sacramento will get another cellular phone provider starting Friday as Dallas-based MetroPCS attempts to grab a piece of the hypercompetitive market.
With its launch this week, MetroPCS will become the seventh wireless carrier to operate in the region, joining Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS, SureWest Communications and Nextel Communications.
Rather than targeting a mass audience, Metro PCS will focus on younger users, people without strong credit histories and those who might want to use a wireless phone for most of their ...