FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Carter J Braxton II   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC [PCS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2250 LAKESIDE BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2010 (Street) RICHARDSON, TX 75082 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/01/2010   M   6,969 A $ 5.4867 193,261 D   Common Stock 10/01/2010   M   13,068 A $ 6.3133 206,329 D   Common Stock 10/01/2010   S(1)   20,037 D $ 10.88 186,292 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 5.4867

10/01/2010

M

6,969

(2)

03/11/2014

Common Stock

6,969

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 6.3133

10/01/2010

M

13,068

(3)

03/31/2015

Common Stock

13,068

$ 0

6,932

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Carter J Braxton II 2250 LAKESIDE BOULEVARD RICHARDSON, TX 75082			Executive VP and CFO

Signatures

/s/ Linda M. Brotkin, as Attorney in Fact for J. Braxton Carter		10/06/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on June 15, 2010.
(2)	The option was granted on March 11, 2004 for a term expiring on March 11, 2014. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the option vested on March 11, 2005 and the remainder vested upon the reporting person's completion of each additional month of service, in a series of thirty-six (36) successive, equal monthly installments. The option was repriced on December 28, 2005.
(3)	The option was granted on March 31, 2005 for a term expiring on March 31, 2015. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the option vested on March 31, 2006 and the remainder vested upon the reporting person's completion of each additional month of service, in a series of thirty-six (36) successive, equal monthly installments.

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