Cricket Communications

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. and its joint-venture partner Alaska Native Broadband 1 License L.L.C. reported a pair of contracts with Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks Ltd. to supply …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported that its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary amended its credit agreement to increase its senior secured credit facility by $100 million and has amended the …

NEW YORK-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported in a SEC filing that its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary filed a request on April 12 for a waiver of certain defaults and potential …

NEW YORK-Leap Wireless International Inc. reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary filed a request on April 12 for a waiver of certain …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and Siemens AG joined the growing list of handset manufacturers selling devices that can connect to Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry wireless e-mail service. …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Cricket Communications Inc. announced it will sell the CDM-8910 camera phone from UTStarcom Inc. for $200. “Given its cool form factor and wide range of features from a built-in …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc., which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, reported the successful syndication and closing of a previously announced senior secured credit facilities for its …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it had received 49 applications to participate in the Jan. 26 auction of licenses returned by bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and other PCS licenses. …

WASHINGTON-Cricket Communications Inc. has created a storm of controversy over a request for special relief from requirements of California’s bill of rights for telecom consumers. Cricket, which serves the California …

WASHINGTON-Cricket Communications Inc. has created a storm of controversy over a request for special relief from requirements of California’s bill of rights for telecom consumers. Cricket, which serves the California …

Bayly Communications Inc. named Fernando Anaya as its sales representative for Latin America. Most recently, Anaya was sales manager for Motorola Inc. in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Cranite …

Leap Wireless International Inc., which recently emerged from bankruptcy protection that allowed the carrier to cut more than $2 billion in debt, said it expects to spend between $28 million …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Cricket Communications Inc. has selected Comverse’s Multimedia Messaging Service Center system for multimedia content delivery. Comverse said Cricket will be able to support high-volume personal and applications-based multimedia messaging …

CARROLLTON, Texas-Cell-phone distributor CellStar Corp. reported a net loss for the third quarter related to the company’s recent decision to cancel an initial public offering in China and exit its …

SAN DIEGO-Cricket Communications Inc. will deploy Comverse’s Multimedia Messaging Service Center to offer content to its 1.5 million customers. In addition to offering content to state-of-the-art handsets, the service will …

BURNABY, British Columbia-Info Touch Technologies Corp. said its self-serve bill pay services will be available at 32 Shibby-branded kiosks at the Denver International Airport in Colorado. The kiosks will allow …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp.’s second-quarter financial results reflected declining revenues across all three of its regions. Revenues for the second quarter totaled $345.4 million, down from $415.5 million in the second …

With competitors cannibalizing and usurping its once unique position in the wireless industry, Leap Wireless International Inc. said it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection later this year …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. named William Freeman chief executive officer of its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary, where he will oversee the carrier’s corporate and local business operations. Freeman will …

Leap Wireless International Inc. named William Freeman chief executive officer of its Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary, where he will oversee the carrier’s corporate and local business operations. Freeman will also …

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Cricket Communications and Info Touch Technologies have partnered to offer Cricket customers in Memphis E-Wiz kiosks in Exxon Tigermarkets, allowing customers to pay their phone bills, surf the Internet, …

CellStar Corp. warned today that it expects its second-quarter revenues to be lower than those garnered in last year’s second quarter. The company’s stock plummeted more than 11 percent, or …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-After 96 hours of talking, Kathy Jackson and Trudy Abeyta were both announced as official winners of Cricket Communications Inc.’s Motor Mouth Marathon contest that began at 4 p.m. …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-A non-stop talking contest initiated in Albuquerque, N.M., by Leap Wireless International Inc.’s Cricket Communications Inc. subsidiary was still going strong after 72 hours as two contestants continued in …

The trials and tribulations of Leap Wireless International Inc. continued last week as the company promoted a pair of executives to fill in for the loss of a long-time leader …