T-Mobile Honored As A “Best Place to Work” in Birmingham

July 21, 2011

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Recognized for superior people practices and team effectiveness, T-Mobile USA honored as a “Best Place to Work” by the Birmingham Business Journal

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Honored for the fourth time by the Birmingham Business Journal, T-Mobile USA, Inc. has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work” for 2011. The sixth annual Birmingham Business Journal Best Place to Work awards recognize those companies that have created strong workplace cultures through valued individual contribution, effective leadership and overall team effectiveness.

“Our T-Mobile employees will always be our greatest strength,” said Brian Jones, vice president and general manager, Gulf Coast, T-Mobile USA. “As a team, we have worked hard to build a positive, productive and innovative employee culture. This award highlights how our employees feel about our work environment, the pride they take in their work and T-Mobile as a whole.”

Conducted through a confidential employee survey, the Birmingham Business Journal’s Best Place to Work awards are based on employee assessments of T-Mobile’s values in areas including people practices, feeling valued, trust in senior leaders and team effectiveness.

This award continues T-Mobile’s recognition as an organization that, first and foremost, values the hard work and dedication of its employees. Workplace awards for T-Mobile in 2011 include:

Best Large Companies from the Idaho Business Review
Top Workplaces award from the St. Petersburg Times
Best Place to Work by the Tampa Bay Business Journal
Metro Atlanta’s Top 100 Workplaces from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Oregon 100 Best from the Oregon Business magazine

“Here at T-Mobile, we are committed to our employees and our innovative culture that values teamwork as well as individual contribution,” said Lilia Duran, director of customer service and sales. “Ultimately, our workplace values allow our employees to deliver cutting-edge technology solutions and exceptional customer service.”

T-Mobile strives to attract and retain the best and most competent people by offering a diverse workplace that fosters personal connection, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, fulfilling careers and performance-based rewards. With a history of winning “Best Place to Work” awards both locally and nationally, T-Mobile continues to build a workplace environment with a values-and performance-based foundation that drives a constant focus on customer satisfaction.

About T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. (OTCQX:DTEGY). By the end of the first quarter of 2011, approximately 128 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group — 33.6 million by T-Mobile USA — all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS and additionally HSPA+/HSPA+42. T-Mobile USA’s innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile USA among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. For further information on Deutsche Telekom, please visit www.telekom.de/investor-relations.