List of United States wireless communications service providers

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This is a list of United States wireless communications service providers. The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA), lists approximately 30 facilities-based wireless service providers in the United States as members.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Largest U.S. wireless providers [edit]

The top 8 wireless telecommunications service providers in the United States, greatest to smallest by current subscribers, are:

Of these, AT&T and T-Mobile use the GSM standard, while the other providers on the list use CDMA, with the exception of TracFone using a combination of both GSM and CDMA. Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile each operate nationwide wireless networks which cover most of the population in the United States. The smaller carriers provide native network coverage across selected regions of the United States while supplementing nationwide coverage through roaming agreements with other carriers.

U.S. wireless service providers [edit]

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Operator Voice Technology Data Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
Aio Wireless GSM, UMTS, HSDPA GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, LTE Unknown AT&T
Airfire Mobile GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Airadigm Communications
Alaska Communications CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO, LTE 0.120[8] (June 2012) Alaska Communications
Alltel CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO 0.585 Atlantic Tele-Network
Appalachian Wireless CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO, LTE 0.103 (2010 December) Appalachian Wireless
ASTAC GSM GPRS, WiMax Unknown The Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative
Asset/Vada Wireless
•MVNO using AT&T/ TMobile		 GSM Unknown Vada MVNE
AT&T Mobility
•Includes GoPhone Prepaid •Aio Wireless		 GSM, UMTS, HSDPA GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, LTE 107.0[2] AT&T
BeyondMobile
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO, WiMAX Unknown Cbeyond
Big Sky Mobile GSM Unknown iSmart Mobile, LLC
Blue CDMA/GSM WiMax Unknown [1]
Bluegrass Cellular CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO, WiMax 0.130[9] (2005 May) Bluegrass Cellular, Inc.
Blue Wireless CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown Buffalo-Lake Erie Wireless
Boost Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA, iDEN CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown Sprint Nextel Corporation
Broadpoint GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Petrocom Inc.
Calhan Wireless GSM GPRS, EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+ Unknown Calhan Wireless Inc.
call4care GSM Unknown ASPIDER Solutions
Carolina West Wireless CDMA Unknown Unknown Partnership between Skyline Telephone, Surry Telephone and Wilkes Telephone
Cellcom CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown NSight Telservices
Cellular Abroad
•MVNO using T-Mobile USA & AT&T		 GSM, UMTS, HSDPA GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA Unknown Cellular Abroad, Inc.
Cellular One of East Central Illinois GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Cellular Properties Inc.
Cellular One of East Arizona GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Smith Bagley
Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania
•Acquired by Verizon Wireless[10]		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown South Canaan Cellular
Cellular One Bermuda CDMA, UMTS CDMA2000, EV-DO, HSPA Unknown Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd.
Cellular One Nation GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown MTPCS, LLC.
Cellular One TXOK GSM GPRS Unknown Choice Wireless, LLC
C Spire Wireless CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO 0.700[11] (2007 December) Cellular South
Chariton Valley Wireless GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Chariton Valley Telephone Company
Cincinnati Bell Wireless GSM, GAN, UMTS EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+ 0.430[12] (June 2012) Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (100%)
Clearwire WiMAX 11[13] (June 2012) Clearwire (27%), Sprint Nextel (51%), others (22%)
Clear Talk CDMA CDMA2000 Unknown NTCH
Commnet Wireless GSM, CDMA Unknown Commnet Wireless
Consumer Cellular
•MVNO using AT&T		 GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Consumer Cellular
Cordova Wireless GSM GPRS Unknown Cordova Telephone
Corr Wireless
•Being acquired by Cellular South		 GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Corr Wireless
CREDO Moble
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown Working Assets
Cricket Communications
•Includes Cricket PAYGo & RadioShack No Contract Wireless		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO 5.9[14] (June 2012) 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.
Earthtones GSM Unknown Unknown [2]
Element Mobile CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown Element Mobile
Epic PCS GSM CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown Epic Touch
Fuzion Mobile GSM Unknown Fuzion Mobile, Inc.
GCI Wireless GSM, UMTS, CDMA GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000, EV-DO, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 0.141[15] (June 2012) General Communication
Golden State Cellular CDMA CDMA2000 Unknown California RSA No.3
GoSmart Mobile
•MVNO using T-Mobile		 GSM GPRS, EDGE, UMTS unknown Subsidiary of T-Mobile US
GreatCall
•MVNO using Verizon		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown GreatCall Inc.
GTC Wireless
•MVNO using AT&T		 GSM Unknown Atrium Wireless Partners, LLC
i-wireless
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown Kroger
i wireless GSM GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA Unknown Iowa Wireless Services
Immix GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Immix
Indigo Wireless GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Indigo Wireless
Jolt Wireless
•MVNO using AT&T		 GSM Unknown Jolt Wireless
KDDI Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA EV-DO, WiMAX Unknown KDDI America, Inc.
KTC PACE GSM GPRS Unknown Kaplan Telephone Company
Liberty Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown TelePlus Enterprises, Inc.
Locus Mobile
•MVNO using AT&T and Verizon		 GSM, CDMA Unknown Locus Telecommunications
Long Lines Wireless GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Long Lines
Mobal Freedom
•MVNO using AT&T		 GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Mobal Communications
Mobi PCS CDMA EV-DO Unknown Coral Wireless LLC dba Mobi PCS
Movida Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO 0.267[16] (2008 March) 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 0.424[17] (June 2012) nTelos Holdings Corp.
Page Plus Cellular
•MVNO using Verizon		 CDMA CDMA2000 Unknown Page Plus Cellular
Panhandle Telecommunication Systems, Inc. DBA PTCI Cellular CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown PTCI Cellular
Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (a.k.a. Peoples Wireless) CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown Peoples Wireless
Pine Cellular GSM GPRS Unknown Pine Cellular
Pioneer Cellular CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown Pioneer Cellular
Plateau Wireless GSM GPRS, EDGE 0.079[18] (April 2011) PlateauTel
PlatinumTel Prepaid Wireless
•MVNO using T-Mobile		 GSM Unknown PlatiumTel Communications, LLC
Pocket Communications CDMA 1xRTT Unknown Pocket Communications
Pure Prepaid
•MVNO using AT&T		 GSM Unknown Powered by Telrite
Pure TalkUSA
•MVNO using AT&T		 GSM Unknown Powered by Telrite
Republic Wireless
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA Unknown Bandwidth.com
Revol Wireless CDMA CDMA2000 Unknown Cleveland Unlimited
ReadyMobile
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown HH Ventures
Simple Mobile
•MVNO using T-Mobile		 GSM GPRS, EV-DO, HSPA+ Unknown Simple Mobile
Shaka Mobile
•MVNO using Verizon and Sprint		 GSM, CDMA GPRS, EV-DO Unknown Shaka Mobile
SouthernLINC iDEN 0.17[19] (April 2011) Southern Company
Sprint Nextel
•Includes Nextel Direct Connect Network, Sprint As You Go, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA
•Wholesale and affiliates		 CDMA, iDEN, UMTS CDMA2000, EV-DO, WiMAX, LTE 56[20] Sprint Nextel Corporation
Standing Rock Telecom CDMA Unknown Tribally Owned
Stelera Wireless HSPA Unknown Stelera Wireless LLC
STI Mobile
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown STi Mobile
Syringa Wireless CDMA CDMA2000 0.00135 Syringa Wireless
TalkForGood
•MVNO using Verizon		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown TalkForGood
Telecom North America Mobile Inc GSM GPRS Unknown Telecom North America Inc
TerreStar GSM terrestrial and satellite GPRS, EDGE, HSPA Unknown Terrestar Corporation
Thumb Cellular CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO 0.037 Thumb Cellular
Ting
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA CDMA2000, LTE Unknown Tucows
T-Mobile US
•Including GoSmart Mobile
•Wholesale and affiliates		 GSM, UMTS, GAN GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 33.168[21] (June 2012) Deutsche Telekom
TracFone Wireless
•MVNO using Claro Puerto Rico, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular and T-Mobile US
•Includes NET10 Wireless, SafeLink Wireless, Straight Talk, SIMPLE Mobile and Telcel América		 GSM, CDMA GPRS, CDMA2000 23.23[5] América Móvil
Truphone
•MVNO using T-Mobile USA		 GSM, UMTS, HSDPA GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA Unknown Software Cellular Network Ltd (North America)
Union Wireless GSM GPRS Unknown Union Telephone
U.S. Cellular
•Includes TalkTracker Prepaid		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO, LTE 5.8[22] (June 2012) U.S. Cellular Corporation
Verizon Wireless
•Includes Verizon Prepaid		 LTE, CDMA, UMTS CDMA2000, EV-DO, LTE 115[23] Verizon Communications (55%) and Vodafone (45%)
Viaero Wireless GSM GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+ Unknown Viaero Wireless
Virgin Mobile USA
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO, WIMAX, LTE Unknown Sprint Nextel Corporation
Wal-Mart Family Mobile
•MVNO using T-Mobile		 GSM, UMTS, GAN GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA Unknown Wal-Mart Family Mobile
West Central Wireless GSM GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, LTE Unknown West Central Wireless
Westlink GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown Westlink Communications
XIT Communications GSM GPRS, EDGE Unknown XIT Communications
Zing PCS
•MVNO using Sprint		 CDMA CDMA2000, EV-DO Unknown FLATEL Wireless, Inc.
LycaMobile
•MVNO using T-Mobile		 GSM Unknown Lycamobile

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