T-Mobile Wants to Expand Fiber Offerings With Purchase of Metronet

T-Mobile, which is already in the middle of a $4.4 billion deal to expand its wireless offerings by purchasing US Cellular, now plans to spend$4.9 billion more to buy Indiana-based fiber internet provider Metronet.In a press release issued Wednesday, the company said its joint venture with the investment firm KKR will allow T-Mobile to take Metronet's 2 million customers across 17 states while Metronet continues to operate as a wholesale provider. T-Mobile said in the release that Metronet is expected to g ...