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portfolio . T-Mobile is a founding member of DiCE or Diversity in Clean Energy . So this also helps shape some of the criteria we are utilising to evaluate the suppliers or the other partners ; we ' re using the space just to make sure that energy equity is available to everybody ,“ says Wilkerson .
" Along with companies like Microsoft , Duke Energy and General Motors , T-Mobile supports DiCE because there is a strong business case for diversity . Diversity is in our DNA and we know it creates smarter , better and more successful companies ."
“ I think a lot of our success really is in working with the right partners – meaning companies that are aligned with our same values . We ' re surrounded by a lot of partners that are working towards their own goals , yet they really complement what T-Mobile ' s trying to do . Most of the time , we are sitting down with a lot of our suppliers across energy , construction and operations , and maintenance companies . Those partners are important to us .”
Even in light of all of these achievements , however , Wilkerson and his team still aim to
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