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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Eerie links between Harry Potter, bin Laden 02 May 2011 No proof Pakistanis knew bin Laden location: U.S. | 11:32am EDT Pakistan denies sheltering bin Laden amid U.S. skepticism | 11:45am EDT U.S. believes it can now destroy al Qaeda | 10:40am EDT Prince William back at work after royal wedding 11:39am EDT Discussed 166 Obama to make statement late Sunday, White House says 106 White House releases longer Obama birth certificate 104 Donald Trump calls U.S. leaders ”stupid” Watched Video of bin Laden compound fire Mon, May 2 2011 Osama bin Laden dead Mon, May 2 2011 Fire ants form rafts to defy floods Tue, Apr 26 2011 MetroPCS boosts customer growth Tweet Share this By Bijoy Anandoth Koyitty BANGALORE (Reuters) - MetroPCS Communications (PCS.N) posted a higher quarterly profit on stronger-than-expected customer growth, sending its shares up as much as 9 percent. The provider of mobile services for... 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The provider of mobile services for cost-conscious customers said that a handset promotion helped it add 725,945 net customers in the quarter, well ahead of analyst expectations for about 422,500, according to five analysts contacted by Reuters. The boost in pre-paid customers, who pay for calls in advance, comes nearly a week after Sprint Nextel (S.N) posted better-than-expected growth in this segment at bigger rival the week before. "Today, MetroPCS made it clear that Sprint's gain was not a matter of stealing market share, but rather a reflection of a pre-paid segment that has gotten its mojo back," Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett said in a note. "The results bode well for growth for pre-paid peer Leap Wireless, as well," Moffett said. Leap Wireless (LEAP.O) is scheduled to report on Wednesday. MetroPCS has been investing in LTE, a high-speed data technology. The company expects to finish the majority of its planned 4G LTE build out by the end of 2011. One market concern has been whether MetroPCS has enough wireless airwaves, known as spectrum, to support this service going forward. A recent amendment to MetroPCS credit terms puts it in a better position to pay for any spectrum that comes on the market, executives said on the conference call. But Chief Executive Roger Linquist told analysts the company would not need to add new spectrum for another two to three years time. If regulators approve AT&T Inc's (T.N) plan to buy Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) unit T-Mobile USA for $39 billion with conditions that it sell assets, Linquist said his company would consider buying any spectrum it has to sell. "We would hope very much that this concentration of spectrum and market power would lead us to divestitures of spectrum," Linquist said. Meanwhile MetroPCS said its first quarter average revenue per user (ARPU) crossed the $40 mark for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2009, rising by 59 cents to $40.42, the company said. The quarterly earnings, however, missed analysts' expectations, mainly due to higher operating expenses as it spent money to add new customers. MetroPCS shares were up $1.32, or 8 percent at $17.80 in late morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange after rising as much as 9 percent to touch a two-year high of $17.91 earlier in the session. (Additional reporting by Sinead Carew in New York; Editing by Don Sebastian and Derek Caney) Technology Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. 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