Leap Wireless
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New San Diego Incubator Adds Three More Startups on Opening Day...into part of a 25,000-square-foot commercial office building that was previously occupied by San Diego-based Leap Wireless, (NASDAQ: LEAP), which sells prepaid discount mobile phone service through its Cricket Communications subsidiary. By... In this article: San Diego, Leap Wireless, Recession, Cricket Communications, Novatel Wireless, and Nasdaq |
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Sprint completes purchase of Virgin Mobile USA
Other competitors in the prepaid space include No. 4 carrier T-Mobile USA and smaller upstarts like MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc., which sells under the Cricket brand. Prepaid carriers are expected to...
In this article: Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Group, Virgin Mobile USA, T-Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, MetroPCS Communications Inc., SK Telecom, Leap Wireless International Inc., and Richard Branson
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CNET News.com | 4 days ago
AT&T offers prepaid wireless broadband
...service fee is simply too much. As such, the prepaid model is now moving to these services as well. Prepaid niche players, such as Leap Wireless and Virgin Mobile, have recognized the demand for prepaid wireless broadband services, and they...
In this article: AT&T, Customer, Verizon Wireless, CNET News, Virgin Mobile, and Iphone
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Kansas City Star | November 20, 2009
Telecom takeover buzz centers on MetroPCS
...didn't immediately return voice-mail messages seeking comment. Earlier today, an analyst at Pali Capital Inc. said MetroPCS should buy Leap Wireless International Inc. to "unlock $2 billion of value" and save $200 million annually. "If...
In this article: MetroPCS, Handelsblatt, Deutsche Telekom AG, Customer base, E mail, T-Mobile USA, Leap Wireless International Inc., and New York Stock Exchange
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Reuters | November 20, 2009
UPDATE 2-D.Telekom open to all options for U.S. unit-sources
...losing ground to bigger companies like Verizon Wireless <VZ.N><VOD.L> and AT&T Inc <T.N> as well as smaller companies like Leap Wireless <LEAP.O> and MetroPCS. It has also struggled in Britain in the last year but announced in September...
In this article: United States, Deutsche Telekom, Handelsblatt, MetroPCS, AT&T, Clearwire, Vodafone, London, and Reuters
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Deutsche Telekom seeks partner in U.S. - report
...market, has been losing ground to bigger companies like Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc as well as smaller companies like Leap Wireless <LEAP.O> and MetroPCS. Deutsche Telekom's chief operating officer told Reuters at the end of October...
In this article: Deutsche Telekom, U.S., Handelsblatt, MetroPCS, AT&T Inc, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA, and Sprint-Nextel
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Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) is a public telecommunications company that provides wireless services through its subsidiaries, Cricket Communications and Jump Mobile. Leap was founded in 1998 and was built on the premise of unlimited services with no contracts and no credit checks, providing access to wireless services to customers who couldn’t otherwise afford it, or who didn't want the long term commitment of a one or two year contract.
Leap has all-digital CDMA 1X and 1xEV-DO networks that have expanded significantly in the past few years. Leap ended the year 2008 with more than 3.8 million wireless subscribers. Leap currently offers service across parts of 27 states, and has recently purchased spectrum at the AWS auction giving Leap coverage of an estimated 110 million potential customers. Leap Wireless is headquartered in San Diego, California and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol LEAP. It is the eighth largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States. ==Cricket Communications==
Cricket Communications, Inc. founded in 1999, is a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. It offers prepaid wireless service in the USA. As of quarter 1 of 2009, Cricket provides service to more than 4 million customers in parts of 25 states on Leap’s CDMA 1X and 1xEV-DO networks.
Cricket uses a flat rate billing method, offering rate plans from $30 to $60 per month before taxes. Cricket offers nationwide extended calling area on most service plans which extends coverage to all Cricket coverage areas. Cricket also offers Nationwide Roaming, which provides customers the ability to use their Cricket phone throughout the US and Canada while outside of Cricket coverage areas.
- Name:
- Leap Wireless International Inc
- Type:
- Public (NASDAQ: LEAP)|
- Location:
- San Diego, CA (Operational Headquarters)
- Founded:
- 1998
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- LEAP
- Industry:
- Communications Services
- Revenue:
- $2.26B billion USD (2006)
- No. of Employees:
- 1,400
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