Phoenix Invited to get Tanked at Cricket's Fifth Birthday Bash
PHOENIX – Sept. 12, 2006 –Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, announced today that they will be giving away free gas to celebrate five years of service in Phoenix.
As part of its fifth birthday celebration, Cricket is thanking the city by filling up the tanks of the first 100 cars to arrive at a local filling station beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Sept. 14. The exact location of Cricket’s free gas giveaway will be announced live on the air by KEDJ-FM 103.9 The Edge at 7:50 a.m. on Sept. 14. Cricket will fill up each tank with up to 10 gallons of FREE gasoline.
“We’re celebrating five years of Cricket service in Phoenix, and the gifts are on us!” said Dennis Maguire, area general manager for Cricket in Phoenix. “Cricket launched wireless service in Phoenix in 2001 and has provided outstanding wireless service to customers since then. Cricket is widely recognized as a strong community partner in Phoenix and we’re celebrating five wonderful years in this great city.”
As the pioneer of unlimited anytime minutes with no signed contracts, Cricket is not a traditional wireless company since it offers an alternative for those individuals and businesses looking for affordable, flat-rate wireless services. With Cricket, users can make and receive an unlimited number of calls within their home calling area without worrying about an expensive bill at the end of the month. Cricket offers service at a price that is competitive to that of a traditional home phone, but with Cricket, the customer gains the added benefit of mobility. As part of its Unlimited Access plan, Cricket offers unlimited anytime minutes, US long distance, text messaging, picture messaging, instant messaging, and calling features including voicemail, caller ID and call waiting.
About Cricket®
Cricket is a simple, affordable mobile phone service offering customers and local businesses flat-rate, unlimited service over a high-quality, all-digital wireless network. Designed for customers under-served by traditional communications companies, Cricket is the pioneer of unlimited minutes with no long-term commitments or credit checks required. Cricket offers customers access to a variety of the latest handsets and feature-rich mobile applications such as unlimited text, instant and picture messaging, 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.
