John Shelton

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. provides facilities based wireless broadband mobile communications. Its products include voice services, data services, custom calling features and advanced handsets. The voice services allow customers to place voice calls and receive calls from any telephone in the world and its data services include text messaging services, multimedia messaging services, mobile Internet access, mobile instant messaging, location based services, social networking services, push e-mail, multimedia streaming and downloads. The custom calling features include caller ID, call waiting, three way calling and voicemail and the company also sells advanced handsets, including models that have cameras can browse the internet, play music, play streaming audio, display streaming videos and downloaded videos. The company was founded by Roger D. Linquist and Malcolm M. Lorang in 1994 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.