Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2010

 

 

METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   1-33409   20-0836269

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2250 Lakeside Boulevard

Richardson, Texas

  75082-4304
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 214-570-5800

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not Applicable

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 4, 2010, MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial and operational results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.

A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this report will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly incorporated by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER

        

DESCRIPTION

99.1

   —      Press release, dated November 4, 2010, entitled “MetroPCS Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results”


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Date: November 4, 2010    
  By:  

/s/ J. Braxton Carter

    J. Braxton Carter
    Executive Vice President
    and Chief Financial Officer