Cricket Wireless

Cricket Wireless LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryWireless telecommunications
FoundedMarch 17, 1999 (1999-03-17) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
FoundersLeap Wireless
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
,
United States
Number of locations
5,000 retail stores (2019)
Area served
United States
Key people
  • Angela Rittgers (president)
  • Tiffany Baehman (vice president sales and distribution)
Products
ServicesMobile communications
Number of employees
221
Parent
Websitewww.cricketwireless.com

Cricket Wireless LLC is an American prepaid wireless service provider, wholly-owned by AT&T. It provides wireless services to thirteen million subscribers in the United States as of 2022. Cricket Wireless was founded in March 1999 by Leap Wireless International. AT&T acquired Leap Wireless International in March 2014, and later merged Cricket Wireless operations with Aio Wireless. Cricket Wireless competes primarily against T-Mobile's Metro by T-Mobile, EchoStar's Boost Mobile and Verizon's Visible in the prepaid wireless segment.

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