T-Mobile USA, the US operating arm of Deutsche Telekom, has reported total revenues of $5.16bn in the first quarter of 2011, a marginal decline compared to $5.28bn in the same period last year.
The company’s prepaid revenue increased to $418m compared to $378m in the same quarter previous year.
Revenue from contract decreased marginally to $4.09bn from $4.11bn, while roaming and other services revenue decreased to $113m from $142m.
For the first quarter ended 31 March 2011, the company’s operating income and net income decreased to $453m and $135m, respectively, compared to $743m and $362m for the same quarter last year.
T-Mobile USA president and CEO Philipp Humm said the company continues to drive their strategy and lay the foundation for improved future performance and have seen some positive trends in the quarter.
"The success in our data business has been driven by our 4G network message, our compelling 4G device offerings and our attractive data plans; however, we still have challenges facing our business as evidenced by high contract churn and contract customer losses in the first quarter of 2011," Humm said.
