Leap Wireless

Leap Wireless

Leap Wireless International, Inc. is an American public telecommunications company that provides wireless services through its subsidiary, Cricket Communications. Leap was founded in 1998 and was built on the premise of unlimited services with no contracts and no credit checks, providing access to wireless services to customers who couldn’t otherwise afford it, or who didn't want the long term commitment of a one or two year contract.

Leap has all-digital CDMA 1X, EV-DO and LTE networks that have expanded significantly in the past few years. Leap has approximately 6 million wireless subscribers. Leap currently offers service across parts of 50 states, and has licensed spectrum over 185 million potential customers. Leap Wireless is headquartered in San Diego, California. It is the seventh largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States.