Leap Wireless International, Inc. Email Format
TelecommunicationsCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Leap Wireless is a mid-sized telecommunications company based in San Diego, California. It offers wireless services through its Cricket brand, focusing on unlimited usage available through flat-rate plans. Cricket products and services reach customers nationwide via company-owned stores, a network of dealers and national retailers, and online at MyCricket.com. The company targets a young, ethnically diverse customer base with high-value wireless offerings. It operates in the telecommunications industry and is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker LEAP. The Cricket service is distributed nationwide through multiple channels, ensuring broad access to its plans. In 2014, AT&T acquired Leap Wireless and subsequently renamed the operation Cricket Wireless. This history places Leap within the broader mobile market and explains Cricket's national presence.