Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  LINQUIST ROGER D
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC [NONE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
8144 WALNUT HILL LANE, SUITE 800
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, CEO and Chairman
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75231
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,814,536
D
 
Common Stock 600,000
I
By partnership (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   (2)(3) 03/11/2014 Common Stock 8,385 $ 16.46 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 08/03/2015 Common Stock 173,600 $ 21.4 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 12/30/2015 Common Stock 806 $ 21.46 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (3)(6) 03/14/2016 Common Stock 171,300 $ 21.46 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (7) 12/22/2016 Common Stock 750,000 $ 34 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LINQUIST ROGER D
8144 WALNUT HILL LANE
SUITE 800
DALLAS, TX 75231
  X     President, CEO and Chairman  

Signatures

/s/ Roger D. Linquist 03/05/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) These shares are held by THCT Partners, LTD, a partnership in which the reporting person is a general partner.
(2) This option was granted on March 11, 2004 and was repriced from $14.90 to $16.46 on December 28, 2005.
(3) This option vests over a period of four years as follows: twenty-five percent (25%) of the option vests on the first anniversary of service beginning on the "Vesting Commencement Date" (as defined in the Employee Non-Qualified Option Grant Agreement). The remainder vests upon the reporting person's completion of each additional month of service, in a series of thirty-six (36) successive, equal monthly installments beginning with the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.
(4) This option was granted on August 3, 2005. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the option vested on March 31, 2006 and the remainder vests upon the optionee's completion of each additional month of service in a series of thirty-six (36) successive equal monthly installments.
(5) This option vested over a one-year period as follows: fifty percent (50%) of the underlying shares vested on January 1, 2006 and the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the underlying shares vested on January 1, 2007.
(6) This option was granted on March 14, 2006.
(7) This option was granted on December 22, 2006 and vests over a period of three (3) years ending on December 22, 2009.

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