List of United States wireless communications service providers

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List of United States wireless communications service providers (In alphabetical order). According to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA), there are over 180 facilities-based wireless providers in the United States. The five largest (in order of subscribers) are Verizon Wireless (86.6 million), AT&T (78.2 million), Sprint Nextel Corporation (49.1 million), T-Mobile USA (33.173 million), and TracFone Wireless (11.759 million).

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 [[12]]
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
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