| Carriers | The Company | WirelessCoverage | WirelessSubscriber | SpecialFeature |
| alltel |
The nation's fifth-largest wireless carrier, provides wireless, local telephone, long-distance, Internet and high-speed data services to residential and business customers in 34 states. www.alltel.com. ...more |
Serving a population of 72 million in 34 states, covering about 25 percent of the U.S. population and 56 percent of the land mass in the contiguous United States
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11 million domestic wireless customers, 1.6 million international wireless customers in six countries |
A customer-focused communications company |
| cingular |
A joint venture between AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC), and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation. www.cingular.com. ...more |
US: Cingular ALLOVERSM network covers more than 270 million people in the top 100 U.S. markets. International: 6 continents and 170 countries.
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54.1 million customers, and 95 of the Fortune 100 companies and counts more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500 and more than 1,200 federal, state, and local government agencies. |
Rollover(SM): the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. |
| Liberty |
One of the largest independent prepaid wireless providers in the US since 2002. www.libertywireless.com
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Liberty Prepaid Wireless uses Sprint PCS' all-digital, all-PCS nationwide wireless network.
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Free cell phones and low-cost monthly cell phone plans. |
| NET1O | A prepaid wireless service provided by TracFone Wireless. 1-877-TEN-CENT, www.net10.com. ...more |
Wireless service is provided by TracFone Wireless.
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One low price: 10 cents per minute. No activation or deactivation charges. |
| Qwest |
Providing quality voice, Internet, data and video solutions to benefit residential, business and government customers across the country. We are deeply entrenched in our local 14-state western and mid-western service territory and strive to provide innovative, quality products combined with superior customer service. 800-899-7780, www.qwestwireless.com
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Cross Country covers 99.5 percent of the nation's 200 largest cities.
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744,000 wireless customers. |
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| Sprint-NEXTEL |
The Combination of Sprint and Nextel created America¡¯s premier communications company -- a leading wireless carrier augmented by a global IP network that will offer consumer, business and government customers compelling new broadband wireless and integrated communications services. www.sprint.com. ...more |
Sprint PCS Fair & Flexible America covers more than 295 million people including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, directly cover nearly 262 million people in US.
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more than 35 million wireless subscribers on their networks and 5 million additional subscribers through affiliates and partners. |
Offers wireless plans with free incoming calls. |
| T-Mobile |
T-Mobile is a national provider of wireless voice, messaging and data services. The U.S. operations of T-Mobile International AG & Co. K.G. consists of T-Mobile USA, Inc. (formerly VoiceStream Wireless) and Powertel, Inc. (together "T-Mobile") T-Mobile International AG & Co. K.G. is the mobile communications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT). 800-318-9270, www.t-mobile.com. ...more |
GSM/GPRS network covers 260 million people in the United States.
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20 million customers as of Q3 2005 reporting. T-Mobile offers Wi-Fi (802.11) wireless broadband Internet access in more than 6,000 public locations across the country. |
Low price & More minutes |
| TRACFONE |
A subsidiary of Am¨¦rica M¨®vil (NYSE: AMX, NASDAQ: AMOV), Latin America's largest mobile phone provider. www.tracfone.com
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Use the nation's leading cellular providers to create a national footprint covering 99% of the U.S. population.
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more than 66 million wireless subscribers across the continent. |
No activation or deactivation charges |
| VeriZon |
A joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). www.verizonwireless.com
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America's Choice covers 291 million people in the U.S, approximately 90% of the United States.
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51.3 million as of fourth-quarter, 2005 |
Offers plans with Push-to-Talk |
| Virgin |
Launched on July 24, 2002, is one of the nation's fastest growing wireless providers. www.virginmobileusa.com
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Virgin Mobile USA uses Sprint PCS' all-digital, all-PCS nationwide wireless network.
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more than 3 million as of 2/28/2005. |
Prepaid Wireless, youth-relevant brand |
