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                                                   Filed by Deutsche Telekom AG
                          Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
                              Subject Company: VoiceStream Wireless Corporation
                                             Exchange Act File Number 000 29667

        THE FOLLOWING WAS USED BY DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG FOR THE FIRST TIME
                             ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2000



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         On September 18, 2000, Deutsche Telekom filed applications at the
Federal Communications Commission (1) jointly with VoiceStream Wireless
Corporation for the transfer of control of wireless licenses and international
authorizations from VoiceStream to Deutsche Telekom as part of the companies'
definitive merger agreement announced on July 24, 2000 and (2) jointly with
Powertel Inc. for the transfer of control of wireless licenses and
international authorizations from Powertel to Deutsche Telekom as part of the
companies' definitive merger agreement announced on August 26, 2000.

         These materials contain certain statements that are neither reported
financial results nor other historical information. These statements are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of
the U.S. federal securities laws. Because these forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, actual future results may differ materially
from those expressed in or implied by the statements. Many of these risks and
uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond the companies' ability to
control or estimate precisely, such as future market conditions, currency
fluctuations, the behavior of other market participants, the actions of
governmental regulators and other risk factors detailed in Deutsche Telekom's
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date of this document. Deutsche Telekom does not
undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
these materials.

         Investors and security holders are advised to read the proxy
statement/prospectus regarding the business combination transaction referenced
in these materials, when it becomes available, because it will contain important
information. The proxy statement /prospectus will be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission by Deutsche Telekom AG, Voicestream Wireless Corporation
and Powertel, Inc. Security holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy
statement/prospectus (when available) and other related documents filed by
Deutsche Telekom AG, Voicestream Wireless Corporation and Powertel, Inc. at the
Commission's website at www.sec.gov or at the SEC's public reference room
located at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20549 or at one of the SEC's
other public reference rooms in New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. Please
call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference
rooms. When available, the proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents
may also be obtained from Deutsche Telekom by contacting Deutsche Telekom AG,
Attention: Petra Michalscheck, 140 Friedrich-Ebert-Allee, 53113 Bonn, Germany,
and/or Deutsche Telekom, Inc., Attention: Brigitte Weniger, 280 Park Avenue,
26th Floor, New York, New York 10017.