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T-Mobile Adds 5.5 Million Postpaid Customers in 2020 – the Most in Company History – and Further Expands 5G Network Leadership by Exceeding Ambitious 2020 5G Goals
America’s Largest 5G Network Now Brings Ultra Capacity 5G’s Game-Changing Speeds to 106 Million People and Reaches 280 Million People Nationwide Preliminary
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAmerica’s Largest 5G Network Now Brings Ultra Capacity 5G’s Game-Changing Speeds to 106 Million People and Reaches 280 Million People Nationwide\n\nPreliminary Fourth Quarter 2020 Customer Results Expected to Lead the Industry Again\n\n\n1.7 million total net additions\n\n\n1.6 million postpaid net additions\n\n\n824,000 postpaid phone net additions\n\n\nPreliminary Full-Year 2020 Customer Results Highlighted by Record-High Postpaid Net Additions\n\n\n5.6 million total net additions\n\n\n5.5 million postpaid net additions\n\n\n2.2 million postpaid phone net additions\n\n\nExpanding 5G Network Leadership\n\n\nExtended Range 5G covers 280 million people across nearly 1.6 million square miles, nearly 4x more than Verizon and over 2.5x more than AT&T\n\n\nUltra Capacity 5G covers 106 million people, over 50x more than Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband, with nationwide coverage expected by the end of 2021\n\n\n BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nT-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) provided a preliminary view of key customer results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2020, including its highest postpaid net additions in company history at 5.5 million for the full-year 2020. In the fourth quarter, T-Mobile is expected to lead the industry again across several key metrics with 1.7 million total net additions, 1.6 million postpaid net additions, and 824,000 postpaid phone net additions.\n\nT-Mobile further expanded its 5G network leadership, now reaching 280 million people and covering 106 million people with Ultra Capacity 5G’s super-fast speeds enabled by mid-band (2.5 GHz) and millimeter wave spectrum. The 106 million surpassed the company’s aggressive goal to cover 100 million Americans by the end of 2020 and compared to an estimated 2 million people covered by Verizon’s Ultra Wideband 5G, showcasing T-Mobile’s dramatic lead in the 5G race.\n\n“Our focus on bringing unmatched value and experience to customers while building and delivering the nation’s best 5G network paid off with record-breaking results in 2020 (5.5 million new postpaid customers!) – and we continue to be the growth leader in wireless,” said Mike Sievert, T-Mobile CEO. “Our 5G leadership position is getting stronger every day. We set some huge goals in 2020 that some thought were impossible, but we smashed them. Today, T-Mobile’s high speed Ultra Capacity 5G covers over...