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
|