Cricket
Cricket Gets the S4, Goes After AT&T and Verizon
May 23, 2013 10:15 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsPrepaid carrier Cricket Communications has announced availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4, as well as a new advertising campaign that challenges wireless giants Verizon and AT&T. The Galaxy S4 will be available through Cricket on June 7 for $599.99. In a move that seems a lot like T-Mobile's recent change to financing phones...
Barclays Opens Coverage of Leap Wireless on a Sour Note
May 17, 2013 10:28 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsBarclays began its coverage of Leap Wireless, parent company of Cricket Wireless, by slapping an underweight tag on the prepaid carrier and putting the price target (PT) at $4. Leap’s stock today is down more than two percent. Barclays follows a number of downgrades for Leap, including JP Morgan Chase downgrading from neutral to underweight.
Cricket Rolls Out New Family, iPhone Plans
April 22, 2013 10:44 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsPrepaid carrier Cricket today annoucned a new family plan discount, as well as a revamp of plans for the iPhone. As part of the family plan discount, consumers will essentially get $10 off the $50 smartphone plan when they activate 2 lines. The $50 smarpthone plan includes 1GB of data...
Galaxy S 4 Available for Pre-order April 16 from AT&T, U.S. Cellular
March 29, 2013 1:02 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsBoth AT&T and U.S. Cellular have confirmed April 16 as the date when they’ll start accepting pre-orders for Samsung’s new flagship smartphone. AT&T has set the price at $249 with a two-year contract while U.S. Cellular has yet to reveal pricing details. Neither carrier has set a release date.
Leap Wireless Stuck With iPhone Stockpile
February 28, 2013 10:54 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsLeap Wireless said it may only sell half as many iPhones as promised in its contract with Apple. The Cricket Wireless company told the Wall Street Journal that the slow sales could leave it with as much as $100 million worth of unsold iPhones by the middle of this year when the first year of its contract ends.
Leap’s 4Q 2012 Misses Revenue, Reports Big Subscriber Loss
February 20, 2013 1:41 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsLeap today reported a 2012 fourth-quarter revenue of $756 million, which fell short of the street by $23.62 million. But fourth quarter EPS beat estimates by $0.61, coming in at a loss of 96 cents per share. Net subscriber losses for the fourth quarter hit 337,000, a marked increase over the 269,000 subscribers Leap lost in the previous quarter.
Cricket's Muve Music Hits 1 Million Customers
January 8, 2013 9:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsCricket Communications' on-demand Muve Music service has logged over 1.1 million customers. The service, which launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 2010, has been a successful value-add for the prepaid carrier...
Leap Customer Losses Continue in 3Q
November 7, 2012 6:47 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCricket Communications' parent Leap Wireless International continued to lose customers during the third quarter despite the introduction of the iPhone 5 and new price plans.
Cricket to Launch Prepaid iPhone on June 22
May 31, 2012 7:21 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCricket Communications is about to become the first operator in the country to offer a prepaid iPhone.
AT & T, T-Mobile Among New Spectrum Swaps
May 16, 2012 7:29 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFive wireless operators and one cable provider filed yesterday to swap various swaths of spectrum, reflecting larger moves within the industry to secure additional licenses for overburdened legacy networks and new LTE service.
Clearwire 31-City LTE Launch to Include N.Y., L.A.
April 27, 2012 7:05 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsClearwire says New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle will be among the 31 cities it plans to light up during the first half of next year.
Clearwire CFO Lays Out Trump Card: Capacity
March 23, 2012 7:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsClearwire finance chief Hope Cochran laid out the company's trump card at an investor conference yesterday: Operators need capacity, and Clearwire has it in spades.
One Week After T-Mobile, Cricket Joins RCA Ranks
March 20, 2012 7:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCricket Communications today became the latest carrier to sign on to the Rural Cellular Association (RCA), which frequently takes policy stances diametrically opposed to AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
Cricket, Clearwire Sign Five-Year LTE Deal
March 14, 2012 6:47 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCricket Communications has signed a five-year agreement with Clearwire for wholesale access to its unbuilt TD-LTE network.
Cricket's Muve Music Surpasses 500,000 Customers
January 9, 2012 7:39 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International/Cricket Communications today announced it has surpassed the 500,000 customer mark for its Muve Music service in less than a year.
Leap's First LTE Takes Off in Tucscon
December 21, 2011 6:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCricket Communications parent Leap Wireless International switched on its first LTE service in Tucson, Ariz. today, marking the start of what the company described as a "multi year transition" to the next generation mobile broadband technology. The service will eventually
VZW, Cricket Agree on Spectrum Swap
December 1, 2011 7:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and Cricket yesterday announced that they had agreed to an exchange of 700 MHz spectrum in the Chicago area.
Cricket Introduces Local Global Plans
November 8, 2011 7:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsCricket Communications today announced the introduction of local global calling numbers that allow for unlimited international calling.
Leap Lowers Loss
November 1, 2011 8:15 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsShares in Leap Wireless International were up more than 15 percent in early trading today...
Leap Adds Big Box Stores to Retail Expansion
September 22, 2011 8:05 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International says it will begin selling its Cricket prepaid brand in several big box stores and other top vendors...
Leap Plans Retail Push, Smartphones Hold Steady
September 21, 2011 8:02 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International plans to continue expanding its Cricket prepaid brand into retail stores as the operator's smartphone strategy pays off...
Cricket Gets Into Groove for Muve
September 8, 2011 8:23 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsCricket's Muve Music service has surpassed the 200,000 customer mark – doubling its subscriber base in just two months...
Leap Widens Loss; Shares Plunge
August 4, 2011 8:10 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International, aka Cricket Communications, outlined progress in its financial performance in its second-quarter earnings report...
Cricket's Music Plan Showing Promise
July 7, 2011 8:14 am | by Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsIf you think people who pre-pay their cell phone bills aren't the type to shell out for music these days, think again.
Leap $400M Debt Offering May Spur LTE Deployment
May 19, 2011 8:06 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap Wireless says a $400 million debt offering from Cricket may be used to hasten the launch of its LTE network.
