Cricket Kicks Off the School Year with a Back-to-School Promotional Rate Plan Perfect for Teens and Tweens
SAN DIEGO – August 8, 2007 – To kick off the school year, Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, today announced a promotional rate plan that is perfect for teens and tweens as they head back to school. Available immediately, students can place and receive unlimited local calls, send and receive unlimited text and picture messages, as well as have a personalized voicemail system, all for a flat monthly rate of $25. This rate plan is available for a limited time in Cricket® markets across the country.
“From tweens to teens, this low price rate plan is an excellent way for parents to manage the cost of providing essential wireless communications services for their children while keeping them safe when they are away from home,” said Scott Edwards, senior vice president of marketing for Cricket. “With Cricket’s signature unlimited services at an even lower flat rate, and without the hassle of credit checks or long-term commitments, this is the easiest and most affordable way to get kids connected.”
This $25 rate plan is available for a limited time in all Cricket retail stores and wireless dealers, and will be available online beginning August 9. To receive this promotional offer, customers must enroll in Cricket’s Automatic Bill Pay program. For more information, please visit www.mycricket.com.
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.
