T-Mobile parent company in talks to buy MetroPCS

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-tmobile-metropcs-20121002,0,5013071.story

The parent company of T-Mobile USA has confirmed it is in talks to buy rival MetroPCS in a deal that would give the combined company more clout in the competitive U.S. wireless market.

After weeks of speculation, German company Deutsche Telekom AG, which owns T-Mobile, said Tuesday that it was eyeing MetroPCS but that no decision had been reached yet.