Cricket Extends Tulsa Calling Area by Expanding into Muskogee and Bartlesville

July 07, 2009

Cricket Extends Tulsa Calling Area by Expanding into Muskogee and Bartlesville

Tulsa – July 15th, 2009 – Cricket Communications, Inc, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, has expanded its network coverage area to include Muskogee and Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Cricket customers in Tulsa now have unlimited use in these new areas, and residents in Muskogee and Bartlesville now have a more affordable option for wireless phone and high-speed wireless Internet access.

Cricket’s coverage area now includes Tulsa and the surrounding suburbs, including Bartlesville and Muskogee, and connects to the greater Oklahoma City area. Cricket rate plans also include unlimited use in all of Cricket’s markets in 34 states, and Premium Extended Coverage, which allows unlimited use in an even broader area stretching from New York and Boston to California and from Wisconsin to Texas.

“During tough economic times when consumers are trying to make ends meet, it’s critical that wireless carriers respect customers’ wallets without sacrificing service quality and features,” said Hayley Schaberg, district director for Cricket. “We are pleased to offer multiple, value-conscious, unlimited service plans, and expand our high quality 3-G network to better serve our Tulsa area customers.”

Cricket products and services are available at an authorized dealers in Muskogee, located at 1208 York Street, 501 N Main St, 324 W Broadway, and 800 W Okmulgee St; and in Bartlesville at 3019 SE Washington Blvd and 340 NE Washington Blvd. Additionally, Cricket has 5 retail store locations and more than 50 authorized dealers in Tulsa and the surrounding suburbs. For a complete list of store locations, please visit www.mycricket.com.

The community is invited to join Cricket for grand opening festivities at the new dealer locations for FREE food and beverages, music and giveaways. All of the Muskogee locations will celebrate on Saturday, July 18, and the Bartlesville locations will celebrate on Friday, July 19.

Cricket wireless rate plans range from $30 to $60 per month, and include unlimited anytime minutes, U.S. long distance, text and picture messaging, text to Mexico, Mobile Web and directory assistance, as well as additional features such as Mobile Music, Mobile Video, downloadable ringtones, ringback tones, games and wallpapers, and international long distance. Cricket Broadband provides unlimited high-speed Internet access from anywhere in Cricket’s coverage areas on desktop or laptop computers for just $35 - $40 per month. Cricket never requires long term contracts or credit checks.

Visit www.mycricket.com for more information.

About Cricket®  
Cricket is the pioneer of simple and affordable unlimited wireless services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required serving more than four million customers in 34 states. Cricket offers wireless voice and broadband Internet services over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital 3G CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Cricket’s wireless voice service plans include unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited text to Mexico, unlimited Mobile Web, unlimited directory assistance, as well as a variety of calling features and feature-rich mobile applications such as popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. Cricket Broadband provides unlimited Internet access anywhere within Cricket’s coverage areas at speeds comparable to DSL. 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.

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