Deutsche Telekom adds more US customers TELEPHONE company Deutsche Telekom says it's made a third quarter net profit of 588 million euros ($A840.72 million) after adding customers at T-Mobile USA. The company's bottom line rebounded after a loss of 7 billion euros in the same quarter a year ago due to non-cash accounting charges related to the merger of its US business with Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications. Once the merger effect is taken out, profits fell 2.6 per cent as the company increased its spending to build out its high-speed LTE mobile data network in the US market. perating earnings fell to 4.46 billion euros from 4.64 billion euros, measured before financial factors such as interest, taxes and depreciation. The company on Thursday said its US customer base grew 2.3 per cent, to 45 million.