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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 * PATTERSON ARTHUR C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC [PCS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 428 UNIVERSITY AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/07/2012 (Street) PALO ALTO, CA 94301 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 02/07/2012   A   6,000 (1) A $ 0 405,162 D   Common Stock               2,403,561 (2) (3) I By ACP Family Partnership L.P. (2) (3) Common Stock               1,685,254 (2) (4) I By Ellmore C. Patterson Partners, L.P. (2) (4) Common Stock               351,751 (2) (5) I By ACP 2007 Accel-7 GRAT U/A/D 4/2/07 (2) (5) Common Stock               351,752 (2) (6) I By ACP 2007 Accel-10 GRAT U/A/D 4/2/07 (2) (6)

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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)

$ 9.55

02/07/2012

A

16,800

(7)

02/07/2022

Common Stock

16,800

$ 0

16,800

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PATTERSON ARTHUR C 428 UNIVERSITY AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94301	X

Signatures

/s/ Linda M. Brotkin, as Attorney in Fact for Arthur C. Patterson		02/09/2012
**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)	These shares of restricted stock vest over a period of three years upon the reporting person's completion of each quarter of service in a series of twelve (12) successive equal quarterly installments.
(2)	The reporting person is affiliated with the following entities, and with such entities is deemed to be a member of a "group" under Section 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended: ACP Family Partnership L.P., Ellmore C. Patterson Partners L.P., ACP 2007 ACCEL-7 GRAT U/A/D 4/2/07 and ACP 2007 ACCEL-10 GRAT U/A/D 4/2/07. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by such entities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	These shares are held directly by ACP Family Partnership L.P. Members of the reporting person's immediate family are beneficial holders of ACP Family Partnership L.P., and the reporting person may be deemed to exercise voting and investment power over such shares.
(4)	These shares are held directly by Ellmore C. Patterson Partners, L.P. The reporting person is a director of the general partner of Ellmore C. Patterson Partners L.P.
(5)	These shares are held directly by ACP 2007 Accel-7 GRAT U/A/D 4/2/07 of which the reporting person is the trustee.
(6)	These shares are held directly by ACP 2007 Accel-10 GRAT U/A/D 4/2/07 of which the reporting person is the trustee.
(7)	The option vests over a period of three years upon the reporting person's completion of each month of service in a series of thirty-six (36) successive equal monthly installments.

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