In Anthony Bellanga writes: [ snip ]
Going back in time, there was Omnipoint in the (roughly) northeastern US (parts of Pa., NJ, NY, and new England). I have a faint memory of them also holding licenses in Florida.
There was also Western Wireless in the Pacific Northwest.
Western merged/bought up Omnipoint as well as a few small facilities here and there.
Soon afterwards, Deutche Telecom (German based) bought up Western and added more licenses.
Net result (name wise)
East Coast: Omnipoint -> Voicestream -> T-Mobile
West Coast: Western Wireless -> Voicestream -> T-Mobile
(minor disclosure: user and also shareholder in T-Mobile)
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