Cricket Expands Its International Long Distance Calling Service To More Than 60 Countries

SAN DIEGO - In a move to make its Cricket® wireless service even more customer friendly and affordable, the company today announced that it is expanding its international long distance (ILD) offering to more than 60 countries*. "Given our diverse customer base, we believe that expanded international access will be very rewarding since it gives our customers an affordable calling option to stay in touch with their friends and family," said Al Moschner, senior vice president of Marketing for Cricket."Offering long distance to foreign countries outside Mexico and Canada coupled with our highly competitive international rates, will appeal to a larger cross-section of the population. In addition to providing our customers added calling options, we also believe that the expanded ILD service will further serve as an additional revenue stream that will positively impact our average revenue per user (ARPU)." For only .18 per minute, Cricket® customers can call:

Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Chile

China Columbia Costa Rica Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Savlador Finland France French Guiana Germany Guam Guatemala Hong Kong

Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan South Korea Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Pakistan

Panama Paraguay Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Singapore Spain Sweden Taiwan Thailand Trinidad & Tobago U.S. Virgin Islands United Kingdom ( London Only) Uruguay Venezuela

Customers interested in Cricket's ILD offering can use the service by prepaying for a bucket of minutes. The dollar amount in the bucket will be automatically deducted each time a customer places an ILD call. Customers can also add additional funds to their bucket by dialing *PAY on their Cricket® phone as necessary.

About Cricket Cricket is a simple and affordable wireless solution offering unlimited anytime minutes within a Cricket® calling area over its high-quality, all-digital network. Cricket® service is an affordable wireless alternative to traditional landline service. With a commitment to predictability, simplicity and value as the foundation of its business, Cricket designs and markets wireless products to meet the needs of everyday people. Cricket offers unlimited anytime minutes starting at $29.99 a month (plus taxes and fees) with no long-term agreements required. Cricket® customers can also make long distance calls on an unlimited basis through several packaged offerings or on a per-minute basis. Operating in 39 markets in 20 states stretching from New York to California, Cricket® service is available to customers in more than 840 different municipalities. For more information, please visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket is a business of Leap Wireless International, Inc. [OTCBB: LEAP], headquartered in San Diego, Calif. Leap is a customer-focused company providing innovative mobile wireless services targeted to meet the needs of customers who are under-served by traditional communications companies. For more information visit www.leapwireless.com.

*some restrictions may apply

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