NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile USA’s subscribers were more likely to stick with the company in the last three months, a welcome trend for a carrier that’s struggling against larger competitors.

T-Mobile, the U.S. arm of Germany’s Deutsche Telekom AG, on Thursday said it gained a net 3,000 customers under its own brand in the first quarter. It was the first report of a quarterly gain in years. In the same quarter last year, it lost a net 261,000 branded subscribers.