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T-Mobile USA Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results.


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--613,000 net new customers added in the quarter, of which 507,000 were new postpay customers

--Stable postpay ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) A calculation often used to determine the overall value of an application. It is also used to rate particular customers, especially in the wireless space, by comparing someone's account to the overall average.  -- $55, up from $54 in the first quarter of 2006 and unchanged compared to the second quarter of 2005

--$3.6 billion in service revenues in the second quarter of 2006, up 18% from the second quarter of 2005

--$1.2 billion in Operating Income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 Before Depreciation and Amortization (OIBDA OIBDA Operating Income Before Depreciation & Amortization ) in the quarter, a 12% increase over the second quarter of 2005

--T-Mobile USA ranked highest, in a tie, in the semi-annual J.D. Power and Associates Wireless Customer Care Performance Study and ranked top in VocaLabs satisfaction study on the quality of customer service

--Continued investment in network quality -- over 960 new cell sites on air during the quarter

In the second quarter of 2006 T-Mobile USA added 613,000 net new customers, down from 972,000 in the second quarter of 2005, and the 1.04 million net customers added in the first quarter of 2006. Postpay customers made up 83% of the second quarter customer growth, up from 70% in the first quarter of 2006, and comprised 84% of T-Mobile USA's total customer base at June June: see month.  30, 2006.

"In the second quarter, we followed through on a long-term Long-term

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 users, with an increase of 51,000 in the second quarter of 2006, equivalent to 10% of the net growth in postpay customers during the quarter."

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 about the future growth opportunities for T-Mobile in the U.S. market. We are also encouraged by the U.S. team's continued success in delivering consistently strong financial metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. ."

T-Mobile USA reported OIBDA of $1.21 billion in the second quarter of 2006, up from $1.10 billion in the first quarter of 2006 and up from $1.08 billion in the second quarter of 2005. T-Mobile USA's net income for the second quarter of 2006 was $233 million, down from $241 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $387 million in the second quarter of 2005. The decrease in net income, despite higher operating income, is primarily due to higher income tax expense.

T-Mobile USA service revenues, consisting of postpay, prepaid pre·pay  
tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays
To pay or pay for beforehand.



pre·payment n.
, roaming The ability to use a communications device such as a cellphone or PDA and be able to move from one cell or access point to another without losing the connection.  and other service revenues rose to $3.59 billion in the second quarter of 2006, up from $3.39 billion in the first quarter of 2006 and $3.04 billion in the second quarter of 2005. The increases are primarily due to growth in the number of postpay customers. Other revenues were $177 million in the second quarter of 2006, down from $198 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $269 million in the second quarter of 2005. Other revenues include Wi-Fi (WIreless-FIdelity) A logo from the Wi-Fi Alliance that certifies network devices comply with the IEEE 802.11 wireless Ethernet standards. In the early 2000s, Wi-Fi/802.11 became widely used (initially 802.11b, then 802.  revenues, co-location Placing equipment owned by a customer or competitor in an organization's own facility. Telephone companies often allow co-location in order to provide the best interconnection between devices.  rental income Noun 1. rental income - income received from rental properties
income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
, and wholesale revenues from the usage of our network in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , Nevada Nevada (nəvăd`ə, –vä–), far western state of the United States. It is bordered by Utah (E), Arizona (SE), California (SW, W), and Oregon and Idaho (N). , and New York New York, state, United States
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 by customers of Cingular Wireless LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 ("Cingular"). The sequential One after the other in some consecutive order such as by name or number.  and year on year decrease in other revenues reflects the ongoing migration of Cingular's customers to their network following the dissolution Act or process of dissolving; termination; winding up. In this sense it is frequently used in the phrase dissolution of a partnership.

The dissolution of a contract is its Rescission by the parties themselves or by a court that nullifies its binding force and reinstates each
 of our network sharing venture in early 2005. This migration also contributed to the slight reduction in OIBDA margin compared to the second quarter of 2005. Total revenues, including service, equipment, and other revenues were $4.21 billion in the second quarter of 2006, up from $4.04 billion in the first quarter of 2006 and $3.61 billion in the second quarter of 2005.

Average Revenue Per User ("ARPU" as defined in note 1 to the Selected Data, below) was $52 in the second quarter of 2006, up from $51 in the first quarter of 2006 and down from $54 in the second quarter of 2005. Postpay ARPU was $55 in the second quarter of 2006, up from $54 in the first quarter of 2006 and unchanged compared to the second quarter of 2005. The sequential increase in both blended blend  
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 and postpay ARPU related primarily to continued data revenue growth and seasonally strong roaming revenues. The fall in blended ARPU year on year is due to a higher proportion of prepaid customers in the customer base in 2006 and the decrease in prepaid ARPU.

Data services revenue from postpay and prepaid customers continued to grow, reaching a total of $390 million in the second quarter of 2006. Data revenues, which are a component of service revenues, represented 10.9% of blended ARPU, or $5.65 per customer, in the second quarter of 2006, compared to 10.1%, or $5.12, in the first quarter of 2006 and 7.5%, or $4.03, in the second quarter of 2005. T-Mobile USA's data offering was further strengthened during the quarter with the launch of the Sidekick The first popular popup program for DOS PCs, introduced by Borland in 1984. Sidekick included a calculator, notepad, calendar, phone dialer and ASCII table and popularized the concept of a terminate and stay resident (TSR) utility.  3 and BlackBerry 8700g. The number of BlackBerry users rose above 800,000 by the end of the quarter, with 51,000 net new users. Continued strong growth in messaging (both SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM.

(2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server.
 and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. ) helped contribute to the increase in data ARPU. The total number of SMS and MMS messages increased to 7.9 billion in the second quarter of 2006, compared to 6.9 billion in the first quarter of 2006 and 4.1 billion in the second quarter of 2005.

Postpay churn declined to 2.2% in the second quarter of 2006 compared to 2.3% in the second quarter of 2005 and rose slightly from 2.1% in the first quarter of 2006. Prepaid churn was 6.6% in the second quarter of 2006, compared to 5.8% in the first quarter of 2006 and 6.4% in the second quarter of 2005. Blended churn, including both postpay and prepaid customers, was 2.9% in the second quarter of 2006, up from 2.7% in the first quarter of 2006 and 2.8% in the second quarter of 2005. Compared to the second quarter of 2005, blended churn increased due to the higher proportion of prepaid customers in the total customer base.

The average cost of acquiring a customer, Cost Per Gross Add ("CPGA (Ceramic PGA) See PGA.

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", as defined in note 3 to the Selected Data, below) was $322 in the second quarter of 2006, up from $275 in the first quarter of 2006 and $310 in the second quarter of 2005. Compared to the first quarter of 2006 the increase in CPGA is primarily due to higher advertising costs, fewer gross adds due largely to the move to two year service agreements, and the change in mix of gross adds towards postpay.

The average cash cost of serving customers, Cash Cost Per User ("CCPU CCPU Continuous Computing Corporation (stock symbol)
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", as defined in note 2 to the Selected Data, below), was $24.96 per customer per month in the second quarter of 2006, down from $25.66 in the first quarter of 2006 and $25.66 in the second quarter of 2005. The sequential decrease in CCPU compared to the first quarter of 2006 was primarily due to a fall in the average upgrade handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset.  subsidy subsidy, financial assistance granted by a government or philanthropic foundation to a person or association for the purpose of promoting an enterprise considered beneficial to the public welfare.  loss.

Capital expenditures were $593 million in the second quarter of 2006, compared with $770 million in the first quarter of 2006 and $815 million in the second quarter of 2005. As part of its ongoing commitment to network coverage and quality, T-Mobile USA added approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 960 new cell sites in the second quarter of 2006, bringing the total number of cell sites to over 34,500.

T-Mobile USA's industry-leading commitment to customer care and customer satisfaction was further reinforced re·in·force also re-en·force or re·en·force  
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 during the quarter as T-Mobile achieved the top ranking in the semi-annual J.D. Power and Associates Wireless Customer Care Performance Study for the fourth consecutive reporting period and also topped the VocaLabs satisfaction study on the quality of customer service among the largest wireless phone companies. These successes build upon other recent achievements -- earlier this year, T-Mobile USA topped the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Wireless Regional Customer Satisfaction Index Study in all six regions and the J.D. Power and Associates Wireless Customer Care Performance Study, each for the third-straight reporting period.

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GAAP

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. Reconciliations from the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided below following Selected Data and the financial statements.

T-Mobile USA, Inc. ("T-Mobile USA") is the U.S. operation of T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG ("T-Mobile International"), the mobile communications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG ("Deutsche Telekom") (NYSE:DT). In order to provide comparability with the results of other U.S. wireless carriers all financial amounts are in US dollars and are based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  ("GAAP"). T-Mobile USA results are included in the consolidated con·sol·i·date  
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 results of Deutsche Telekom, but differ from the information contained herein as Deutsche Telekom reports financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are standards and interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

Many of the standards forming part of IFRS are known by the older name of International Accounting Standards (IAS).
 (IFRS IFRS International Financial Reporting Standard(s)
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SELECTED DATA FOR T-MOBILE USA

(`000)                 Q2 06   Q1 06   YE 05   Q4 05   Q3 05   Q2 05
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Covered population    238,000 234,000 233,000 233,000 232,000 232,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Customers, end of
 period                23,338  22,725  21,690  21,690  20,302  19,243
----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Thereof postpay
    customers          19,656  19,149  18,424  18,424  17,512  16,796
----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Thereof prepaid
    customers           3,682   3,576   3,266   3,266   2,790   2,447
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net customer additions    613   1,035   4,376   1,388   1,059     972
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Minutes of use/post
 pay customer/month     1,041   1,013     963     985     985     960
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Postpay churn             2.2%    2.1%    2.3%    2.3%    2.4%    2.3%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Prepaid churn             6.6%    5.8%    6.6%    6.6%    6.6%    6.4%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Blended churn             2.9%    2.7%    2.9%    2.9%    2.9%    2.8%
----------------------------------------------------------------------

($ / month)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
ARPU (blended)(1)          52      51      53      52      53      54
----------------------------------------------------------------------
ARPU (postpay)             55      54      55      54      55      55
----------------------------------------------------------------------
ARPU (prepaid)             22      22      25      24      24      27
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost of serving
 (CCPU)(2)              24.96   25.66   25.23   24.32   24.65   25.66
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost per gross add
 (CPGA)(3)                322     275     297     264     271     310
----------------------------------------------------------------------

($ million)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenues          4,209   4,039  14,806   3,953   3,802   3,614
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Service revenues(1)     3,586   3,389  12,308   3,261   3,153   3,040
----------------------------------------------------------------------
OIBDA(4)                1,210   1,103   4,185   1,112   1,166   1,081
----------------------------------------------------------------------
OIBDA margin (5)           32%     31%     32%     32%     34%     33%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital expenditures      593     770   5,045     807     585     815
----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Cell sites on-air      34,500  33,600  32,900  32,900  31,800  30,900
----------------------------------------------------------------------


Since all companies do not calculate these figures in the same manner, the information contained in this press release may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
(1) Average Revenue Per User ("ARPU") represents the average monthly
    service revenue we earn from our customers. ARPU is calculated by
    dividing service revenues for the specified period by the average
    customers during the period, and further dividing by the number of
    months in the period. We believe ARPU provides management with
    useful information to evaluate the recurring revenues generated
    from our customer base.

    Service revenues include postpay, prepaid, and roaming and other
    service revenues, and do not include equipment sales and other
    revenues. Revenues from our Wi-Fi business, co-location rental
    income, and revenues for network usage by Cingular customers who
    have not yet transitioned from the former joint venture networks
    in California, Nevada, and New York, are therefore not included in
    ARPU. The joint venture was terminated at the beginning of 2005.

(2) The average cash cost of serving customers, or Cash Cost Per User
    ("CCPU") is a non-GAAP financial measure and includes all network
    and general and administrative costs as well as the subsidy loss
    unrelated to customer acquisition. Subsidy loss unrelated to
    customer acquisition includes upgrade handset costs offset by
    upgrade equipment revenues and other related direct costs. This
    measure is calculated as a per month average by dividing the total
    costs for the specified period by the average total customers
    during the period and further dividing by the number of months in
    the period. We believe that CCPU, which is a measure of the costs
    of serving a customer, provides relevant and useful information
    and is used by our management to evaluate the operating
    performance of our business.

(3) Cost Per Gross Add ("CPGA") is a non-GAAP financial measure and is
    calculated by dividing the costs of acquiring a new customer,
    consisting of customer acquisition costs plus the subsidy loss
    related to customer acquisition for the specified period, by gross
    customers added during the period. Subsidy loss related to
    customer acquisition consists of costs directly incurred to
    acquire new customers -- such as handset and accessory costs --
    offset by related revenues. We believe that CPGA, which is a
    measure of the cost of acquiring a customer, provides relevant and
    useful information and is used by our management to evaluate the
    operating performance of our business.

(4) OIBDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, which we define as
    operating income before depreciation and amortization. In a
    capital-intensive industry such as wireless telecommunications, we
    believe OIBDA, as well as the associated percentage margin
    calculation, to be meaningful measures of our operating
    performance. OIBDA should not be construed as an alternative to
    operating income or net income as determined in accordance with
    GAAP, as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as
    determined in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of liquidity.
    We use OIBDA as an integral part of our planning and internal
    financial reporting processes, to evaluate the performance of our
    senior management and to compare our performance with that of many
    of our competitors. We believe that operating income is the
    financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP
    that is the most directly comparable to OIBDA.

(5) OIBDA margin is a non-GAAP financial measure, which we define as
    OIBDA (as described in note 4 above) divided by total revenues
    less equipment sales.



                             T-MOBILE USA
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                         (dollars in millions)
                              (unaudited)

                                                    June 30, Dec. 31,
                                                      2006     2005
                                                     -----------------
                       ASSETS
Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents.....................$     50 $     57
      Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
       doubtful accounts of $157 and $151,
       respectively.................................   2,124    2,116
      Accounts receivable from affiliates...........   1,034      188
      Inventory.....................................     544      409
      Current portion of net deferred tax assets....     743      275
      Other current assets..........................     487      437
                                                     -----------------
          Total current assets......................   4,982    3,482
                                                     -----------------
Property and equipment, net of accumulated
 depreciation of $6,299 and $5,134, respectively....  10,686   10,805
Goodwill............................................  10,701   10,701
Spectrum licenses...................................  11,493   11,510
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated
 amortization of $371 and $282, respectively........     151      241
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated
 affiliates.........................................       5        5
Other assets and investments........................     167      248
                                                     -----------------
                                                    $ 38,185 $ 36,992
                                                     =================

        LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable..............................$    919 $    941
      Payables to affiliates........................      77       53
      Accrued liabilities...........................   2,345    1,082
      Deferred revenue..............................     366      373
      Current portion of notes payable to affiliates     700        0
      Construction accounts payable.................     402      724
                                                     -----------------
          Total current liabilities..................  4,809    3,173
                                                     -----------------

Long-term payables to affiliates....................   5,748    6,457
Deferred income tax liabilities.....................   1,709      906
Other long-term liabilities.........................     677    1,697
                                                     -----------------
                Total long-term liabilities.........   8,134    9,060
                                                     -----------------

Voting preferred stock held by parent company.......   5,000    5,000

Minority interest in equity of consolidated
 subsidiaries.......................................      74       65

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholder's equity:
      Common stock..................................  39,452   39,452
      Accumulated deficit........................... (19,284) (19,758)
                                                     -----------------
          Total shareholder's equity................  20,168   19,694
                                                     -----------------
                                                    $ 38,185 $ 36,992
                                                     =================



                             T-MOBILE USA
            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                         (dollars in millions)
                              (unaudited)

                                          Quarter   Quarter  Quarter
                                           Ended     Ended    Ended
                                          June 30,  Mar. 31, June  30,
                                            2006      2006     2005
                                         -----------------------------
Revenues:
Postpay.................................. $   3,218  $ 3,038   $2,725
  Prepaid................................       241      229      179
  Roaming and other services.............       127      122      136
  Equipment sales........................       446      452      305
  Other..................................       177      198      269
                                           ---------------------------
     Total revenues......................     4,209    4,039    3,614
                                           ---------------------------
Operating expenses:
  Network................................       878      849      718
  Cost of equipment sales................       702      737      575
  General and administrative.............       682      661      572
  Customer acquisition...................       737      689      668
  Depreciation and amortization..........       651      594      585
                                           ---------------------------
     Total operating expenses............     3,650    3,530    3,118
                                           ---------------------------
Operating income.........................       559      509      496
Other income (expense):
  Interest expense.......................      (134)    (111)    (121)
  Equity in net losses of unconsolidated
   affiliates............................         1        -        -
  Interest income and other, net.........        11        9       51
                                           ---------------------------
  Total other income (expense)...........      (122)    (102)     (70)
                                           ---------------------------
Income before income taxes...............       437      407      426
Income tax expense.......................      (204)    (166)     (39)
                                           ---------------------------
Net income............................... $     233  $   241   $  387
                                           ===========================



                             T-MOBILE USA
            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                         (dollars in millions)
                              (unaudited)

                                                    Quarter  Quarter
                                                     Ended     Ended
                                                    June 30, June 30,
                                                      2006      2005
                                                   -------------------
Operating activities:
    Net income.....................................$     233   $  387
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   provided by operating activities:
          Depreciation and amortization............      651      585
          Income tax expense.......................      204       39
          Amortization of debt discount and
           premium, net............................       (8)      (8)
          Equity in net income of unconsolidated
           affiliates..............................       (1)       -
          Stock-based compensation.................        -        1
          Allowance for bad debts..................       16        1
          Deferred rent............................       28       40
          Other, net...............................       46      (49)
          Changes in operating assets and
           liabilities:
               Accounts receivable.................       97     (124)
               Inventory...........................      (82)      32
               Other current assets................        3      162
               Accounts payable....................        7      159
               Accrued liabilities.................      (16)    (112)
                                                    ------------------
       Net cash provided by operating activities...    1,178    1,113
                                                    ------------------
Investing activities:
    Purchases of property and equipment............     (593)    (580)
    Joint venture and network transaction with
     Cingular......................................        -        -
    Acquisitions of spectrum licenses and wireless
     properties....................................        -     (235)
    Proceeds on disposal of assets.................       20       16
    Investments in and advances to unconsolidated
     affiliates, net...............................        1        -
    Short term affiliate loan receivable...........     (600)       -
                                                    ------------------
       Net cash used in investing activities.......   (1,172)    (799)
                                                    ------------------
Financing activities:
    Long-term debt repayments to affiliates........        -     (365)
    Change in minority interest....................        -      (22)
                                                    ------------------
       Net cash used in financing activities.......        -     (387)
                                                    ------------------

Change in cash and cash equivalents................        6      (73)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period.....       44      277
                                                    ------------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period...........$      50   $  204
                                                    ==================



                             T-MOBILE USA
    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial
                               Measures
            (dollars in millions, except for CPGA and CCPU)
                              (unaudited)

OIBDA can be reconciled to our operating income as follows:



                    Q2 2006  Q1 2006  YE 2005 Q4 2005 Q3 2005 Q2 2005
                    --------------------------------------------------
OIBDA                $1,210   $1,103   $4,185  $1,112  $1,166  $1,081
Depreciation and
 amortization          (651)    (594)  (2,229)   (567)   (558)   (585)
                    --------------------------------------------------
Operating income       $559     $509   $1,956    $545    $608    $496
                    ==================================================


The following schedule reflects the CPGA calculation and provides a reconciliation of cost of acquiring customers used for the CPGA calculation to customer acquisition costs reported on our condensed con·dense  
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 consolidated statements of operations:
Q2    Q1      YE      Q4      Q3       Q2
                         2006  2006    2005    2005    2005     2005
                        ----------------------------------------------
Customer acquisition
 costs                   $737   $689  $2,792    $756     $657    $668

Plus: Subsidy loss
    Equipment sales      (446)  (452) (1,529)   (479)    (414)   (305)
    Cost of equipment
     sales                702    737   2,622     738      648     575
                        ----------------------------------------------
    Total subsidy loss    256    285   1,093     259      234     270
                        ----------------------------------------------
Less: Subsidy loss
 unrelated to customer
 acquisition             (162)  (200)   (629)   (171)    (133)   (153)
                        ----------------------------------------------
    Subsidy loss related
     to customer
     acquisition           94     85     464      88      101     117

                        ----------------------------------------------
    Cost of acquiring
     customers           $831   $774  $3,256    $844     $758    $785
                        ==============================================

    CPGA ($ / new
     customer added)     $322   $275    $297    $264     $271    $310



                             T-MOBILE USA
    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial
                               Measures
            (dollars in millions, except for CPGA and CCPU)
                              (unaudited)

The following schedule reflects the CCPU calculation and provides a
reconciliation of the cost of serving customers used for the CCPU
calculation to total network costs plus general and administrative
costs reported on our condensed consolidated statements of operations:

                             Q2     Q1     YE     Q4     Q3      Q2
                            2006   2006   2005   2005   2005    2005
                           -------------------------------------------
  Network costs              $878   $849 $2,883   $749   $735    $718
  General and
   administrative             682    661  2,324    598    596     572
                           -------------------------------------------
  Total network and
   general and
   administrative costs     1,560  1,510  5,207  1,347  1,331   1,290

  Plus: Subsidy loss
   unrelated to customer
   acquisition                162    200    629    171    133     153

                           -------------------------------------------
       Total cost of
        serving customers  $1,722 $1,710 $5,836 $1,518 $1,464  $1,443
                           ===========================================

       CCPU ($ / customer
        per month)         $24.96 $25.66 $25.23 $24.32 $24.65  $25.66


About T-Mobile USA:

Based in Bellevue, WA, T-Mobile USA, Inc. is a member of the T-Mobile International group, the mobile telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.  subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE:DT).

T-Mobile USA's GSM/GPRS 1900 voice and data network in the United States reaches over 275 million people, including roaming and other agreements. In addition, T-Mobile USA operates the largest carrier-owned Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1  (WLAN See wireless LAN.

WLAN - wireless local area network
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About T-Mobile International:

T-Mobile International is one of the world's leading companies in mobile communications. As one of Deutsche Telekom`s (NYSE:DT) three strategic business units, T-Mobile concentrates on the key markets in Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000).  and the United States.

By the end of the second quarter of 2006, more than 90 million mobile customers were served by companies of the Deutsche Telekom group, all over a common technology platform based on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. , the world's most widely used digital wireless standard. This also makes T-Mobile the only mobile communications provider with a transatlantic service.

For more information about T-Mobile International, please visit www.t-mobile.net. For further information on Deutsche Telekom, please visit www.telekom.de/investor-relations.
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