[Skip to content](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/fortune-announces-that-t-mobile-usa-is-included-on-the-2009-100#maincontent) [Newsroom](https://www.t-mobile.com/news)Toggle secondary navigation - [Network](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/network) - [Devices](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/devices) - [Un-carrier](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/un-carrier) - [Community](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/community) - [Offers](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/offers) - [Business](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/category/business) English [Press Release](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press) # FORTUNE ANNOUNCES THAT T-MOBILE USA IS INCLUDED ON THE 2009 “100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR” LIST January 21, 2009 ![](https://www.t-mobile.com/news/_admin/uploads/2002/03/article-default.desktop-500x325.jpg) 3 min read - Facebook IconShare on Facebook - Share on Twitter - LinkedIn IconShare on LinkedIn Bellevue, Wash. — Jan. 22, 2009 FORTUNE announced Thursday that T-Mobile USA, Inc. has been ranked 96 on the 12th annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. The full list and related stories appear in the February 2 issue of FORTUNE, available on newsstands on Monday, January 26, and now at [www.fortune.com.](http://www.fortune.com/) According to FORTUNE, a driving factor for the companies on this year’s list is that they excel at creating jobs. Of the 100 companies on the 2009 list, 73 are currently hiring. In his FORTUNE.com blog, Managing Editor Andy Serwer writes, “No matter what happens with the economy, the demand for talent will remain. Great companies know that super-motivated, happy, world-class employees are an incredible competitive advantage.” “Service is our number one priority at T-Mobile. And the best way to deliver outstanding service is to create an environment where our employees can make a meaningful difference for customers everyday,” said Robert Dotson, president and CEO, T-Mobile USA, Inc. “As the first telecommunications service provider to be included in Fortune’s ‘Best Companies to Work For’, we’re gratified and honored to be named among these elite companies.” T-Mobile currently has more than 40,000 employees across the U.S., all dedicated to its stick together® promise to provide customers with ways to stay close to those who are important to them. To pick the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” FORTUNE works with Robert Levering and Milton Moskowitz of the Great Place to Work® Institute—a global research and consulting firm with offices in 30 countries—to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. More than 81,000 employees from 353 companies responded to the 57-question survey created by the Institute. Two-thirds of a company’s score is based on the survey, which is sent to a minimum of 400 randomly selected employees. The remaining third is based on a company’s responses to the Culture Audit questionnaire, which asks detailed questions about demographics, pay and benefits, and open-ended questions on philosophy, communication and more. __Lindsay Morio__ T-Mobile USA Media Relations 425-383-4002 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) __About T-Mobile USA, Inc.__ Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. By the end of the first quarter of 2010, approximately 150 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group - 33.7 million by T-Mobile USA - all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS, the world's most widely used digital wireless standards. T-Mobile USA's innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit [http://www.T-Mobile.com](https://www.t-mobile.com/). 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