I believe the reason for the merger with MetroPCS was in order to spin it off. T-Mobile is now listed on the stock market, and Deutsche Telekom has an option to

I believe the reason for the merger with MetroPCS was in order to spin it off. T-Mobile is now listed on the stock market, and Deutsche Telekom has an option to sell out - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_US#Merger_with_MetroPCS_Communications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_US#Merger_with_MetroPC....