MetroPCS rolls out LTE in San Francisco

MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) continued the rollout of its LTE network today with the commercial launch of service in San Francisco. The move follows previous launches in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Detroit; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and Philadelphia.
The San Francisco launch will continue the carrier’s plans to offer unlimited calling, messaging and Internet access beginning at $55 per month. Currently the only device compatible with the LTE service remains Samsung Telecommunications America’s Craft feature phone that retails for $300. Samsung is also providing the LTE network equipment for MetroPCS.
MetroPCS said it plans to continue rolling out LTE services later this year and early next year in a number of markets, including Atlanta; Boston; Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa and Orlando, Fla.; New York; and Sacramento, Calif.