T-Mobile grows branded subscriber base for first time in four years in Q1

T-Mobile on Thursday reported its subscriber figures for the first quarter of 2013, when it managed to grow its branded subscriber base for the first time in four years. The nation’s No.4 carrier added 579,000 net new customers in Q1, 3,000 of which were branded customers. In the same quarter last year, T-Mobile lost 349,000 net subscribers. The carrier’s postpaid subscriber count still dropped by 199,000 last quarter, though that figure represents a significant improvement compared to the 510,000 net postpaid customers T-Mobile shed in the first quarter last year. The carrier’s full press release follows below. T-Mobile USA – Significant Progress in Q1 on the Branded Customer Business Summary of First Quarter 2013 Preliminary Key Customer Results: Total customer



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