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): December 13, 2007

METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) 1-33409
(Commission File Number) 20-0836269
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 800
Dallas, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) 75231-4388
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 214-265-2550

(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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

     On December 13, 2007, the Board of Directors of MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) reappointed Mr. Roger D. Linquist to the position of President following Mr. Linquist’s informing the Company’s Board of Directors that his health issues are resolved and that he is resuming his full-time schedule. Mr. Linquist also currently serves as the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and will continue in those capacities.

     Mr. Linquist, 69, co-founded the Company and has served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since its inception, its President from inception through June 2007, and its Secretary from inception until October 2004. In 1989, Mr. Linquist founded PageMart Wireless (now USA Mobility), a U.S. paging company. He served as PageMart’s Chief Executive Officer from 1989 to 1993, and as Chairman from 1989 through March 1994, when he resigned to form the Company. Mr. Linquist served as a director of PageMart Wireless from June 1989 to September 1997, and was a founding director of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association. Mr. Linquist does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction, since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, other than Mr. Linquist’s compensation and benefits.

     Mr. Thomas C. Keys, 49, who became the Company’s President and Chief Operations Officer in June 2007, resigned his position as President on December 13, 2007 in connection with Mr. Linquist’s reappointment. Mr. Keys will continue on in his role as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.

     A press release, dated December 13, 2007, announcing Mr. Linquist’s reappointment as the Company’s President is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT
NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
99.1	—	Press release dated December 13, 2007 entitled “MetroPCS Communications, Inc. Announces Chief Executive Officer Resumes Full-time Schedule and Is Reappointed as President”

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: December 14, 2007	By:	/s/ J. Braxton Carter
		J. Braxton Carter
		Senior Vice President and CFO

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Investor Relations Contact:	Media Relations Contact:
Keith Terreri	Diane McKenna
VP Finance and Treasurer	Director of Advertising & Brand Management
214-571-4641	214-571-4642
investor_relations@metropcs.com	media_relations@metropcs.com

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. Announces Chief Executive Officer Resumes Full-time
Schedule and Is Reappointed as President

DALLAS (December 13, 2007) — MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS), the nation’s leading provider of flat rate unlimited wireless communications service with no signed contract, announced today that Mr. Roger Linquist, MetroPCS’ Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, has informed the company’s Board of Directors that his health issues have been resolved, he has resumed his full-time schedule, and the Board has reappointed him as President.

“I am pleased to be resuming my normal work schedule,” Mr. Linquist stated. “I would like to thank Thomas Keys, who will continue in his role as Chief Operating Officer, for his leadership during this time. We have built a unique business focused on providing unlimited wireless communications services and I am proud of our accomplishments to date. I look forward to continuing to grow MetroPCS and building on our successes.”

“We are pleased that Mr. Linquist has returned to his full-time schedule as Chief Executive Officer and President,” said Arthur Patterson, a director of MetroPCS since its founding. “Mr. Linquist has provided many contributions to MetroPCS since its founding and we look forward to his continued strategic leadership of the business.”

About MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) is a provider of unlimited wireless communication service for a flat-rate with no signed contract. MetroPCS owns licenses or has access to wireless spectrum covering a population of approximately 140 million people in 14 of the top 25 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. As of September 30, 2007, MetroPCS had approximately 3.7 million subscribers and offers service in the Miami, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Sarasota, Tampa, Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento metropolitan areas. For more information please visit www.metropcs.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This news release includes “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of the “safe harbor” provisions within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, and rule 3(b)-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statements made in this news release that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including statements that may relate to our plans, objectives, strategies, goals, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs and other information that is not historical information. These forward-looking statements often include words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “suggests,” “plan,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimates,” “targets,” “projects,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “forecast,” and other similar expressions.

These forward-looking statements or projections are based on reasonable assumptions at the time they are made, including our current expectations, plans and assumptions that have been made in light of our experience in the industry, as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Forward-looking statements or projections are not guarantees of future performance or results. Actual financial results, performance or results of operations may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements and projections.

The forward-looking statements and projections are subject to and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, as described or referenced from time to time in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, many of which are beyond our ability to control or ability to predict. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and projections, which are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date of this release. MetroPCS

Communications, Inc. is not obligated to, and does not undertake a duty to, update any forward-looking statement or projection to reflect events after the date of this release, except as required by law.