MetroPCS Joins the Dallas White Rock Marathon as Title Sponsor
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - The Dallas White Rock Marathon today announced that MetroPCS Communications, Inc., the nation's leading provider of unlimited, flat-rate, no signed contract wireless communications service, will be the title sponsor of this year’s marathon. The event will now be called the MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon presented by NexBank.
“We’re extremely excited about our association with such a great company like MetroPCS,” said Phil Baker, chairman of the Dallas White Rock Marathon board of directors. “Having their support is an enormous opportunity for our race and our beneficiary, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.”
MetroPCS offers a diverse selection of service plans, which allow customers to talk 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week, and gives them enhanced service options for a wireless experience that best fits their lifestyles. With MetroPCS, customers pay by the month, not by the minute, and services do not require a signed contract, deposit or credit check.
“The Dallas White Rock Marathon and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children are two organizations that we’re proud to be a part of,” said Tracy Lange, vice president and general manager, MetroPCS Dallas. “We’re excited about the opportunity to sponsor one of the nation’s premier running events, while at the same time contributing to a hospital that has helps 15,000 Texas children every year.”
For more information on the MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon, presented by NexBank, please visit www.runtherock.com.
About the MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon presented by NexBank
Voted the top marathon and half marathon in the state by Competitor Texas magazine, the MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon presented by NexBank features a scenic course that includes a flat and fast 10-mile loop around White Rock Lake, and is a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon. Race-day events are capped at 20,000 participants. More than 150,000 spectators line the streets of Dallas to cheer on the runners. This year’s race takes place on Sunday, December 13, 2009, and the primary beneficiary of weekend events is Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. For more information, visit the official MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon presented by NexBank website at www.runtherock.com.
About MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS), is a provider of unlimited wireless communications service for a flat-rate with no signed contract. Currently, MetroPCS is the fifth largest facilities-based carrier and the largest regional facilities based carrier in the United States and has access to licenses covering a population of approximately 145 million people in the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, including New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Dallas, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Detroit, Boston, Orlando, Miami, Tampa and Sacramento. As of June 30, 2009, MetroPCS had approximately 6.3 million subscribers. For more information please visit www.metropcs.com.
About the Beneficiary
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is one of the nation’s leading pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopedic conditions, certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. There is no charge to patient families for treatment at the hospital, and admission is open to Texas children from birth to 18 years of age. For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, please call (214) 559-5000 or (800) 421-1121 or visit www.tsrhc.org.
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