| Operator |
Voice Technology |
Data Technology |
Subscribers
(in millions) |
Ownership |
7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless
•MVNO using AT&T and Sprint Nextel |
GSM, CDMA |
GPRS |
Unknown |
7-Eleven, Inc. |
Airlink Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Airlink Mobile |
| Alaska Communications Systems |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.143 [1] (March 2009) |
Alaska Communications Systems |
| Alaska Digitel |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
Alaska Digitel |
| Alaska Telecom |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Alaska Telecom |
| Alaska Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Alaska Wireless |
| Amerilink Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Amerlink Wireless |
| Appalachian Wireless |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.08 |
Appalachian Wireless |
AT&T Mobility
•Includes GoPhone Prepaid, Dobson Cellular and Edge Wireless
•Currently acquiring Centennial Wireless |
GSM, UMTS |
GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA |
78.2 [2] (March 2009) |
AT&T |
BeyondMobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
Unknown |
Cbeyond |
Beyond Wireless
•MVNO using AT&T |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
Beyond Wireless |
| Blue Wireless |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Blue Wireless |
| Bluegrass Cellular |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.130 [3] (May 2005) |
Bluegrass Cellular, Inc, |
| Broadpoint |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Broadpoint Inc. |
| call4care |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
ASPIDER Solutions |
| Cap Rock Cellular |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Cap Rock Telephone |
| Cellcom |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
NSight Telservices |
| Cellular One of East Central Illinois |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Cellular Properties Inc. |
| Cellular One of San Luis Obispo |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
SLO Cellular |
| Cellular One of East Texas |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
TX-11 Acquisition LLC |
| Cellular One of East Arizona |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Smith Bagley |
| Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
South Canaan Cellular |
| Cellular One Bermuda |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd. |
| Cellular One of North Alaska |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
ASTAC |
| Cellular One Montana |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
MTPCS, LLC. |
| Cellular South |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.700 [4] (December 2007) |
Cellular South |
Centennial Wireless
•Currently being acquired by AT&T Mobility |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
1.094 [5] (February 2009) |
Centennial Communications Corp |
| Chariton Valley Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Chariton Valley Telephone Company |
| Cincinnati Bell Wireless |
GSM, GAN |
GPRS, EDGE |
0.549 [6] (March 2009) |
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (100%) |
| Clear Talk |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
NTCH |
CloseCall America Wireless
•MVNO using Verizon |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
Unknown |
CloseCall America |
| Commnet Wireless |
GSM, CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Commnet Wireless |
Consumer Cellular
•MVNO using AT&T |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
Consumer Cellular |
| Cordova Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Cordova Telephone |
| Corr Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Corr Wireless |
Cricket Communications
•Includes Jump Mobile Prepaid |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
4.33 [7] (March 2009) |
Leap Wireless |
| Cross Communications |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Cross Communications |
| DTC Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
DTC Wireless Systems |
| Eclipse Mobile |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
Unknown |
New World Innovators Inc. |
| Einstein Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Airadigm Communications |
| Epic PCS |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Epic Touch |
| GCI Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
0.105 [8] (March 2009) |
General Communication |
| Golden State Cellular |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
California RSA No.3 |
GTC Wireless
•MVNO using AT&T |
GSM |
Unknown |
|
Atrium Wireless Partners, LLC |
i-wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
i-wireless |
| i wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Iowa Wireless Serivces |
| Immix |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Immix |
| Indigo Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Indigo Wireless |
Jitterbug Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Jitterbug Wireless |
| KTC |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Kaplan Telnet |
Liberty Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
TelePlus Enterprises, Inc. |
Locus Mobile
•MVNO using AT&T and Verizon |
GSM, CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Locus Telecommunications |
| Long Lines Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Long Lines |
Lucky Wireless
•MVNO using Verizon and Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Lucky Wireless |
| MetroPCS |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
6.1 [9] (March 2009) |
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. |
| Mid-Tex Cellular |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Mid-Tex Cellular |
Movida Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
0.267 [10] (March 2008) |
Movida Communications, Inc. |
| NEP Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone |
| Nex-Tech Wireless |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
Unknown |
Nex-Tech |
| nTelos |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
0.438 [11] (March 2009) |
nTelos Holdings Corp. |
Page Plus Cellular
•MVNO using Verizon |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Page Plus Cellular |
| Pine Cellular |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Pine Cellular |
| Pinpoint Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Pinpoint Wireless |
| Pionner Cellular |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
Unknown |
Pioneer Cellular |
| Plateau Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
0.075 |
PlateauTel |
PlatinumTel Prepaid Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
PlatiumTel Communications, LLC |
Pure Mobile
•MVNO using Verizon |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Powered by Telrite |
Pure Prepaid
•MVNO using AT&T |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
Powered by Telrite |
Pure TalkUSA
•MVNO using AT&T |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
Powered by Telrite |
Pure Xcyte
•MVNO using Verizon |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Powered by Telrite |
| Revol |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
Cleveland Unlimited |
| ReadyMobile |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
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| Simmetry |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Simmetry |
| SouthernLINC |
iDEN |
|
0.275 [13] (April 2008) |
Southern Company |
Sprint Nextel
•Includes Sprint Network, Nextel Network, and Boost Mobile Prepaid
•Wholesale and affiliates |
CDMA, iDEN |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
49.1 [14] (March 2009) |
Sprint Nextel Corporation |
| Stelera Wireless |
|
HSPA |
|
Stelera Wireless LLC |
STI Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
STi Mobile |
Telispire
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Telispire |
| TerreStar |
|
HSPA |
|
Terrestar Corporation |
| Thumb Cellular |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
0.037 |
Thumb Cellular |
T-Mobile USA
•Includes T-Mobile To Go Prepaid and SunCom |
GSM, UMTS, GAN |
GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA |
33.173 [15] (March 2009) |
Deutsche Telekom |
TracFone Wireless
•MVNO using Claro Puerto Rico, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular and T-Mobile
•Includes NET10
•MVNO using AT&T and T-Mobile |
GSM, CDMA |
GPRS, CDMA2000 |
11.759 [16] (March 2009) |
América Móvil |
Trumpet Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
CDMA2000 |
Unknown |
Affinity Mobile |
Túyo Mobile
•MVNO using T-Mobile |
GSM |
|
Unknown |
IDT Corp. |
| Union Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS |
Unknown |
Union Telephone |
U.S. Cellular
•Includes TalkTracker Prepaid |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
6.243 [17] (March 2009) |
U.S. Cellular Corporation. |
Verizon Wireless
•Includes INPulse Prepaid and Unicel
•Recently acquired Alltel |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
86.6 [18] (March 2009) |
Verizon Communications (55%) and Vodafone (45%) |
| Viaero Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Viaero Wireless |
Virgin Mobile USA
•MVNO using Sprint
•Includes Helio |
CDMA |
CDMA2000, EV-DO |
5.38 [19] (December 2008) |
Virgin Group |
| West Central Wireless |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
West Central Wireless |
| Westlink |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
Westlink Communications |
Working Assets Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Working Assets |
| XIT Communications |
GSM |
GPRS, EDGE |
Unknown |
XIT Communications |
Xtreme Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint |
CDMA |
|
Unknown |
Xteme Mobile |
