List of mobile network operators in the United States

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List of United States mobile phone companies (In alphabetical order). According to the Cellular Telephone and Internet Association (CTIA), there are over 180 facilities-based wireless providers in the United States. The five largest (in order) are Cingular Wireless (56.0 million customers), Verizon Wireless (53.0 million), Sprint Nextel Corporation (51.9 million), T-Mobile USA (22.7 million) and Alltel (10.6 million).

Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless (MVNO using Cingular)	EDGE, GPRS, GSM	Prepaid	7-Eleven, Inc.
Venture Mobile (MVNO using Sprint, Verizon and Cingular)	CDMA GSM	Prepaid and Post Paid	Venture Mobile
ACS Wireless	AMPS CDMA TDMA		Alaska Communications Systems
Alaska Digitel	CDMA		Alaska Digitel
Alltel includes SimpleFreedom Prepaid and U Prepaid	GSM, CDMA, TDMA	11.16 [1] (September 2006)	Alltel Corporation, Inc.
Amp'd Mobile (MVNO using Verizon Wireless)	CDMA		Amp'd Mobile, Inc.
Beyond Mobile (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	Cbeyond
Beyond Wireless (MVNO using Cingular Wireless)	GSM	Prepaid	Beyond Wireless
Bluegrass Cellular	CDMA, TDMA, AMPS		Bluegrass Cellular, Inc,
Cellular One
Cellular South	CDMA	0.52 [2] (December 2005)	Cellular South
Centennial Wireless	GSM, TDMA	0.655 [3] (August 2006)	Centennial Communications Corp
Cincinnati Bell Wireless	GSM	0.51 [4] (March 2006)	Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (100%)
Cingular Wireless includes GoPhone Prepaid	UMTS, GSM, TDMA	58.7 [5] (September 2006)	AT&T (60%) and BellSouth (40%)1
Cricket Communications includes Jump Mobile Prepaid	CDMA	1.97 [6] (September 2006)	Leap Wireless
Disney Mobile (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	The Walt Disney Company
Dobson Cellular includes CellularONE	GSM, TDMA	1.59 [7] (September 2006)	Dobson Communications
Earthlink Wireless (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	EarthLink
Edge Wireless	GSM
Embarq (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	0.024 [8] (September 2006)	Embarq Holdings Company LLC
ESPN Mobile (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA		Espn
Excel Wireless (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	Excel Telecommunications
Helio (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	Helio
Jitterbug Wireless (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	Jitterbug Wireless
Liberty Wireless (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	TelePlus Enterprises, Inc.
MetroPCS	CDMA	2.0 [9] (February 2006)	MetroPCS Communications, Inc.
Midwest Wireless	CDMA	0.44 [10]
Movida (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	Movida Communications, Inc.
Movaya (Mobile Content)	Platform M	N/A	Movaya Wireless, LLC
NET10 (MVNO using Cingular and T-Mobile)	GSM		América Móvil
nTelos	CDMA	0.35 [11] (July 2006)	nTelos Holdings Corp.
PlatinumTel Prepaid Wireless (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	PlatiumTel Communications, LLC
PowerNet Global (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	PowerNet Global
Primus Wireless (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	Primus Wireless
Qwest Wireless (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	0.781 [12] (September 2006)	Qwest Communications
Revol (Successor to Northcoast PCS)	CDMA		Cleveland Unlimited
SouthernLINC	iDEN		SouthernLINC
Speak Out Wireless a service of 7-11 Stores (MVNO using Cingular Wireless)	GSM	Prepaid	7-11 Speak Out Wireless Services
Sprint Nextel includes Sprint Network, Nextel Network, and Boost Mobile Prepaid	CDMA, iDEN	51.9 [13] (September 2006)	Sprint Nextel Corporation
STi Mobile (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	STi Mobile
SunCom	GSM	0.75 [14] (June 2006)	SunCom Wireless, Inc
Telispire (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	Telispire
T-Mobile USA includes T-Mobile To Go Prepaid	GSM	23.34 [15] (June 2006)	Deutsche Telekom
TracFone (MVNO using Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint)	GSM, CDMA, TDMA	7.2 [16] (September 2006)	América Móvil
Túyo Mobile (MVNO using T-Mobile USA)	GSM	Prepaid	Túyo Mobile
Unicel	GSM	0.690 [17] (June 2006)	RCC
U.S. Cellular includes TalkTracker Prepaid	CDMA, TDMA	5.7 [18] (June 2006)	U.S. Cellular Corporation.
Verizon Wireless includes INPulse Prepaid	CDMA	56.7 [19] (September 2006)	Verizon Communications (55%) and Vodafone (45%)
Virgin Mobile (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	4.0 [20] (June 2006)	Virgin Group
Voce (MVNO using Sprint, Cingular, or T-Mobile)	CDMA, GSM		Voce
Working Assets Wireless (MVNO using Sprint)	CDMA	Prepaid	Working Assets Wireless

1. In March, 2006, AT&T proposed to purchase BellSouth, which would if it passes make AT&T the sole owner of Cingular.