Cricket’s Flat-rate, Unlimited Wireless Service Now Available in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC – June 23, 2009 – Cricket Communications, Inc, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, is now offering a new option for simple and affordable wireless services beginning today throughout the Washington, D.C., metro area. Cricket provides unlimited wireless services at a predictable flat rate and does not require long term contracts or credit checks.
Cricket wireless service includes unlimited anytime minutes, U.S. long distance, text and picture messaging, text to Mexico, Mobile Web and directory assistance, with rate plans ranging from $30 to $60 per month. Cricket offers the latest phones and accessories, feature-rich mobile applications such as ringtones and ringback tones, Mobile Music, Mobile Video, games, wallpapers.
Cricket’s coverage area spans across the Washington, D.C., metro area from Prince William County in Northern Virginia to Frederick, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties in Maryland, as well as connecting to Baltimore. Cricket rate plans also include unlimited use in all Cricket markets across the U.S., including Philadelphia and Chicago, as well as 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.
“Cricket offers consumers an honest, affordable wireless solution that respects their time and their wallet, without sacrificing great service and features. Now more than ever, it is important for wireless carriers to demonstrate value to their customers,” said Zubin Kapur, area general manager for Cricket in Washington, D.C. “People need cost-effective options that fit their needs and their budget, and Cricket offers that.”
Cricket’s entry into the community is brining 430 jobs to the local economy, more than 170 of which will be with Cricket. The remainder of the positions will be provided by wireless dealers offering Cricket services throughout the entire metropolitan area.
Cricket products and services are available today at 100 stores and dealers around the Washington, D.C., metro area, including 10 Cricket retail stores, online at www.mycricket.com and via the telephone at 800-922-9169. Additional stores and dealers will open their doors over the next month, at which time products and services will be available at more than 120 dealers and 13 Cricket retail stores.
The Washington, DC market launch includes a week full of fun activities, including free giveaways of Metro farecards on June 23 at Gallery Place Metro Station, a mock protest against wireless phone contracts and high fees held throughout D.C. streets on June 26, and a cord cutting event featuring DC Mayor Adrian Fenty in front of the world’s largest working cell phone (801 K Street, NW), on June 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For more event information, please visit www.getsomerespekt.com.
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 32 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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