T-Mobile CEO Says on Verge of Being Able to Claim “Fastest LTE Network”

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is hardly shy when it comes to making pronouncements. But there is one claim that he said the company decided to leave out of its announcements -- that of being the fastest LTE network out there.

“We were damn close to having in this release a claim that we are now the nation’s fastest 4G LTE” network, Legere said. He said the company’s LTE speeds are faster than Sprint and Verizon and -- in 10 of the 20 top markets -- also faster than AT&T. The company is saying that its LTE network, which was the last of the major carriers to launch, now reaches 200 million people in 233 markets.