by Pivot
Tag: Leap
AT&T Completes Acquisition of Leap Wireless
March 13, 2014 — DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AT&T* today closed its acquisition of prepaid wireless provider Leap Wireless International Inc., which operates under the Cricket brand. AT&T announced in July 2013 that it would acquire all of…
AT&T Chief: Cricket Will Be Our Lower-Cost Brand
The wireless business is “going to get more competitive,” said AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference this morning. Stephenson believes AT&T’s traditional “high-end” customer base of “early adopters” will…
Why is the Tier 2 Wireless Business Shrinking?
Just as Iain Gillott was making the final edits to an iGR report showing the shrinking numbers of wireless customers served by regional and small operators (RSOs), an announcement came out saying that AT&T planned…
Why Did AT&T Announce Plans to Acquire Leap on a Friday Afternoon?
I’m always suspicious of announcements that come out late on a Friday afternoon – and in the case of AT&T’s announcement Friday that it would purchase Leap Wireless, it wasn’t difficult to find a reason…
Verizon and Leap Close Spectrum Deal
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP), a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire 12 MHz…
Leap Announces Enhanced Cricket Service Plans
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP), a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, today announced the upcoming launch of enhanced rate plans that provide customers…
Leap Introduces Weekly Payment Plan
Leap Wireless introduced a weekly plan for its Cricket wireless service. Subscribers can now pay $18/week for unlimited anytime minutes, domestic long distance, text and picture messaging, voicemail, caller identification, call waiting and three-way calling.…