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Filed by Deutsche Telekom AG
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Powertel, Inc.
Exchange Act File Number 000 23102
THE FOLLOWING WAS PUBLICLY USED BY DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG ON JANUARY 17, 2001.
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On January 12, 2001, Deutsche Telekom AG and VoiceStream Wireless
Corporation entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation that addresses national security and law
enforcement matters relating to the proposed merger of Deutsche Telekom with
VoiceStream and Powertel Inc. Deutsche Telekom, VoiceStream and Powertel
previously had joined with the DOJ and the FBI in petitioning the Federal
Communications Commission to defer granting the companies' applications for
approval of their mergers until after Deutsche Telekom and VoiceStream entered
into such an agreement with the DOJ and the FBI. The mergers remain subject to
approval by the FCC, review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States, approval by the VoiceStream and Powertel shareholders and other
customary closing conditions.
