Leap Wireless
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.
Leap, RadioShack Out Prepaid Service
September 4, 2012 7:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsRadioShack confirmed rumors of a house-branded wireless service today with the launch of no-contract phones running on Leap Wireless International's network.
A Look at Unlimited Data Plans at Top 5 Carriers
August 23, 2012 7:36 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTwo smaller wireless companies, T-Mobile and MetroPCS, announced unlimited-data offerings this week as they try to compete with AT&T and Verizon. Here’s how data plans offered by the five largest U.S. carriers compare.
VZW Ups Prepaid Game with Smartphone Plan, Hotspot
May 1, 2012 7:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless outed two new prepaid devices yesterday amid signs of increasing interest in the no-contract space from top-tier providers typically focused on more lucrative postpaid customers.
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.
Leap Plans Back-to-School Refresh
April 26, 2012 7:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap said yesterday it would overhaul its service plans during the third quarter as part of a back-to-school season refresh but provided few details about what the shakeup would entail.
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.
Leap Mulls Muve Licensing
February 17, 2012 7:23 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International may license its Muve Music service to prepaid providers overseas...
Walter Berger Out as Leap CFO
January 27, 2012 7:12 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International finance chief Walter Berger is leaving the company to take an unspecified tech job.
Leap Mulls LTE Tie-Up with Sprint
January 6, 2012 7:56 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International is "very willing" to consider extending its current wholesale deal with Sprint for 3G service to LTE...
MetroPCS, Leap 4Q Customer Adds Slump Year-Over-Year
January 5, 2012 7:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsPrepaid providers MetroPCS Communications and Leap Wireless International both have posted year-over-year decreases in the number of new customers...
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 Spectrum Swap Worth $100 Million to Leap
December 6, 2011 7:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International yesterday announced more specifics of its previously reported spectrum swap with Verizon Wireless.
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...
Leap Unfazed by New VZW Competition
September 15, 2011 8:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International CEO Doug Hutcheson appeared undaunted by competition from Verizon's new $50 unlimited prepaid plan...
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...
Leap Joins Sprint, Opposes AT & T's Buyout of T-Mobile
May 24, 2011 8:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International has officially joined the ranks of companies against AT&T's $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA.
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.
Can Muve Differentiate Cricket?
May 10, 2011 1:10 pm | Blogs | CommentsFrom Muve Music to the Beatles to Apple to Kid Rock to Sheryl Crow to Cricket Wireless Amphitheater – really, there’s a connection here.
Leap's Mixed Bag for Q1, Shares Up
May 5, 2011 8:15 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsIt was somewhat of a mixed bag for Leap Wireless in the first quarter, but investors must have liked what management had to say yesterday...
Leap to Launch LTE in 2011, Taps LightSquared for Roaming
March 22, 2011 7:27 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsLeap Wireless International, the parent company of Cricket Communications, plans to begin offering LTE services this year and says it will use LightSquared's wholesale LTE service for roaming.
