| Operator |
Voice Technology |
Data Technology |
Subscribers
(in millions) |
Ownership |
7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless
•MVNO using AT&T and Sprint Nextel |
GSM, CDMA |
GPRS |
Unknown |
7-Eleven, Inc. |
Airlink Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Airlink Mobile |
| Alaska Communications Systems |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.144 [1] (March 2008) |
Alaska Communications Systems |
| Alaska Digitel |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
Alaska Digitel |
| Alaska Telecom |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Alaska Telecom |
| Alaska Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Alaska Wireless |
Alltel
•Includes U Prepaid |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
13.17 [2] (March 2008) |
Alltel Corporation, Inc. |
| Amerilink Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Amerlink Wireless |
| Appalachian Wireless |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
Unknown |
Appalachian Wireless |
AT&T Mobility
•Includes GoPhone Prepaid and Dobson Cellular
•Includes the Cellular One brand, which must be sold off for the acquisition
•Includes Edge Wireless [3] |
GSM, UMTS |
GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA |
71.4 [4] (March 2008) |
AT&T |
BeyondMobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
Unknown |
Cbeyond |
Beyond Wireless
•MVNO using AT&T |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
Beyond Wireless |
| Blue Wireless |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Blue Wireless |
| Bluegrass Cellular |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.130 [5] (May 2005) |
Bluegrass Cellular, Inc, |
| Broadpoint |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Broadpoint Inc. |
Buzz Mobile
•MVNO using AT&T |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
Telrite Wireless |
| call4care |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
Kinsale Mobile |
| Caprock Cellular |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Caprock Telephone |
| Cellcom |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
NSight Telservices |
| Cellular One of East Central Illinois |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Cellular Properties Inc. |
| Cellular One of San Luis Obispo |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
SLO Cellular |
| Cellular One of East Texas |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
TX-11 Acquisition LLC |
| Cellular One of East Arizona |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Smith Bagley |
| Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
South Canaan Cellular |
| Cellular One Bermuda |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd. |
| Cellular One of North Alaska |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
ASTAC |
| Cellular One Montana |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Chinook Wireless |
| Cellular South |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.700 [6] (December 2007) |
Cellular South |
| Centennial Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
0.663 [7] (February 2008) |
Centennial Communications Corp |
| Chariton Valley Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Chariton Valley Telephone Company |
| Cincinnati Bell Wireless |
GSM, GAN |
GPRS, EDGE |
0.579 [8] (March 2008) |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (100%) |
| Clear Talk |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
NTCH |
| Commnet Wireless |
GSM, CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Commnet Wireless |
Consumer Cellular
•MVNO using AT&T |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
Consumer Cellular |
| Cordova Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Cordova Telephone |
| Corr Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Corr Wireless |
Cricket Communications
•Includes Jump Mobile Prepaid
•Currently acquiring Hargray |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
3.09 [9] (March 2008) |
Leap Wireless |
| Cross Communications |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Cross Communications |
| DTC Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
DTC Wireless Systems |
| Einstein Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Airadigm Communications |
Embarq
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.112 [10] (December 2007) |
Embarq Holdings Company LLC |
| Epic PCS |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Epic Touch |
| Farmers Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
FTC |
| GCI Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
GCI |
Hargray
•Currently being acquired by Cricket Communications |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Hargray Communications |
Helio
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.180 [11] (December 2007) |
Earthlink(22%) SK Telecom(78%) |
i-wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
i-wireless |
| i wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Iowa Wireless Serivces |
| Immix |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Immix |
| Indigo Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Indigo Wireless |
Jitterbug Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Jitterbug Wireless |
| KTC |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Kaplan Telnet |
Liberty Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
TelePlus Enterprises, Inc. |
Locus Mobile
•MVNO using AT&T and Verizon |
GSM, CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Locus Telecommunications |
| Long Lines Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Long Lines |
Lucky Wireless
•MVNO using Verizon and Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Lucky Wireless |
| MetroPCS |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
4.4 [12] (March 2008) |
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. |
| Mid-Tex Cellular |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Mid-Tex Cellular |
Movida Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
0.267 [13] (March 2008) |
Movida Communications, Inc. |
| NEP Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone |
| nTelos |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.421 [14] (March 2008) |
nTelos Holdings Corp. |
| Omni Prepaid |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Omni Prepaid Cellular |
Page Plus Cellular
•MVNO using Verizon |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Page Plus Cellular |
| Pine Cellular |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Pine Cellular |
| Pinpoint Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Pinpoint Wireless |
| Plateau Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
0.075 [15] (December 2007) |
PlateauTel |
PlatinumTel Prepaid Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
PlatiumTel Communications, LLC |
PowerNet Global
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
PowerNet Global |
| Revol |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
Cleveland Unlimited |
| Simmetry |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Simmetry |
| SouthernLINC |
iDEN |
|
0.275 [16] (April 2008) |
Southern Company |
Sprint Nextel
•Includes Sprint Network, Nextel Network, and Boost Mobile Prepaid |
CDMA, iDEN |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
52.7 [17] (March 2008) |
Sprint Nextel Corporation |
STI Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
STi Mobile |
Telispire
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Telispire |
| Thumb Cellular |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
0.037 [18] (May 2007) |
Thumb Cellular |
T-Mobile USA
•Includes T-Mobile To Go Prepaid and SunCom |
GSM, UMTS, GAN |
GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA |
30.8 [19] (March 2008) |
Deutsche Telekom |
TracFone Wireless
•MVNO using Claro Puerto Rico, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile
•Includes NET10
•MVNO using AT&T and T-Mobile |
GSM, CDMA |
GPRS, CDMA2000 |
9.895 [20] (March 2008) |
América Móvil |
Trumpet Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
Affinity Mobile |
Túyo Mobile
•MVNO using T-Mobile |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
IDT Corp. |
Unicel
•Currently being acquired by Verizon Wireless |
GSM, CDMA |
GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 |
0.790 [21] (March 2008) |
RCC |
| Union Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Union Telephone |
U.S. Cellular
•Includes TalkTracker Prepaid |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
6.2 [22] (March 2008) |
U.S. Cellular Corporation. |
Verizon Wireless
•Includes INPulse Prepaid
•Currently acquiring Unicel and certain assets of Ramcell |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
67.2 [23] (March 2008) |
Verizon Communications (55%) and Vodafone (45%) |
| Viaero Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Viaero Wireless |
Virgin Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
5.1 [24] (March 2008) |
Virgin Group |
| West Central Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
West Central Wireless |
| Westlink |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Westlink Communications |
Working Assets Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Working Assets |
| XIT Communications |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
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Xtreme Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Xteme Mobile |
