Cricket Expands Presence in Kansas City and Builds Team with Local Talent

September 09, 2007

Cricket Expands Presence in Kansas City and Builds Team with Local Talent

LENEXA – September 18, 2007 – Cricket Communications, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, is pleased to announce the opening of its first store in Liberty, Missouri, at 1918 Starr Drive, in The Shoppes at Liberty Triangle. Liberty residents now have easier access to Cricket’s unlimited wireless service with no contracts, no credit checks, and with the ability to talk and text as much as they want, for one, low, flat monthly rate.

“We are extremely excited about Cricket’s presence in the Liberty community,” said Cricket area general manager Carmen Cunnyngham. “This is an exciting time for Cricket and our customers because this new full-service Cricket store brings the power of unlimited wireless to a growing area of the KC Metro and allows us to better meet the needs of our customers in this community.”

In order to staff the expansion, Cricket has gathered a dynamic and energetic team of local talent to run operations at the Liberty store. Pam Haecker will serve as retail business manager and Marcus Carr as the assistant retail business manager. The sales team includes Brian Filley, Dina Stonitsch, Sandra Washington, John Fierro and Brandy Tejada.  Kenneth Neff, retail sales manager, will lead the new team.

About Cricket®
Cricket is a simple, affordable wireless service offering consumers and local businesses a flat-rate unlimited service over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Designed for customers whose basic and advanced wireless needs have not been met by traditional communications companies, Cricket is the pioneer of unlimited services

with no long-term commitments or credit checks required. Cricket offers customers access to a variety of the latest devices and feature-rich mobile applications such as unlimited text, instant and picture messaging, Mobile Web, popular games, ringtones and wallpapers.  For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket is offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com.