Pulley Named Cricket’s Area General Manager for California’s Central Valley

FRESNO – August 20, 2007 – Based on a combination of performance, leadership and management skills, Matthew Pulley has been promoted to the position of area general manager for Cricket Communications Inc, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services. He will oversee Cricket’s sales and marketing operations in  California’s Central Valley. Mr. Pulley has been with Cricket since 2004, first as an indirect account manager and later as district director in Colorado. 

Prior to Cricket, he worked with Qwest Communications for 5 years in sales and network operations management.  Pulley spent two years in sales management with the Franklin Covey Company, as a trainer for Stephen Covey’s “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” Matthew’s has also held positions in project management and served as a member of the corporate Board of Directors with The Meneren Corporation. In addition to his professional experience, Mr. Pulley holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from Brigham Young University. Mr. Pulley also speaks four languages – English, Italian, Spanish and French.

“Matthew has an extensive leadership background, and is a great asset to Cricket. He has proven to be successful in creating strong teams and improving staff bench strength,” said Fernando Cordova, southwest regional vice president for Cricket.

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 devises 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.