Prospectus Summary
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information and Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus. As used herein, the terms "Company" and "Omnipoint," unless otherwise indicated, refer to Omnipoint Corporation and its subsidiaries, and the term population equivalents ("POPs") means the Paul Kagan Associates 1995 PCS Atlas & Databook estimate of the 1995 population of a particular Major Trading Area ("MTA") or Basic Trading Area ("BTA") or the total U.S. Certain other terms used in this Prospectus are defined in the Glossary of Terms. Unless otherwise indicated, the information in this Prospectus assumes no exercise of the Underwriters' option to purchase up to 1,050,000 additional shares of Common Stock from certain Selling Stockholders to cover over-allotments, if any. See "Underwriting."