List of United States mobile phone companies
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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 (55.8 million customers),
Verizon Wireless (51.3 million),
Sprint Nextel Corporation (48.3 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 Ztar mobile)
| GSM
| Prepaid
| [7-Eleven, Inc.]
|
9278 Mobile
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
| Prepaid
| [9278 Mobile]
|
Alltel
includes SimpleFreedom Prepaid and U Prepaid
| GSM, CDMA, TDMA
| 11
| [Alltel Corporation, Inc.]
|
Amp'd Mobile
(MVNO using Verizon Wireless)
| CDMA
|
| [Amp'd Mobile, Inc.]
|
Beyond Mobile
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
| Prepaid
| Cbeyond
|
| Cellular South
| CDMA
|
| Cellular South
|
| Centennial Wireless
| GSM, TDMA
| 1.25
| Centennial Communications Corp
|
| Cincinnati Bell Wireless
| GSM
|
| Cincinnati Bell, Inc.
|
Cingular Wireless
includes GoPhone Prepaid
| UMTS, GSM, TDMA
| 55.8
| AT&T (60%) and BellSouth (40%)1
|
| Cricket Communications
| CDMA
| 1.62
| Leap Wireless
|
Disney Mobile
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
| Prepaid
| The Walt Disney Company
|
| Dobson Cellular
| GSM, TDMA
| 1.6
| Dobson Communications
|
Earthlink Wireless
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
| Prepaid
| EarthLink
|
| Edge Wireless
| GSM
|
|
|
Embarq
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
|
| [Embarq Holdings Company LLC]
|
ESPN Mobile
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
|
| The Walt Disney Company
|
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
|
| Jump Mobile
| CDMA
| Prepaid
| Leap Wireless
|
Liberty Wireless
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
| Prepaid
| [Liberty Wireless]
|
| MetroPCS
| CDMA
| 1.5
| [MetroPCS Communications, Inc.]
|
| Midwest Wireless
| CDMA
| 0.4
|
|
Movida
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
| Prepaid
| [Movida Communications, Inc.]
|
NET10
(MVNO using Cingular and T-Mobile)
| GSM
|
| América Móvil
|
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
|
| Qwest Communications
|
Revol
(Successor to Northcoast PCS)
| CDMA
|
| Cleveland Unlimited
|
| SouthernLINC
| iDEN
|
| [Southern Link]
|
Sprint Nextel
includes Sprint Network, Nextel Network, and Boost Mobile Prepaid
| CDMA, iDEN
| 51
| [Sprint Nextel Corporation]
|
STi Mobile
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
| Prepaid
| [STi Mobile]
|
| SunCom
| GSM
| 0.73[link]
| [SunCom Wireless, Inc]
|
Telispire
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
| Prepaid
| [Telispire]
|
T-Mobile USA
includes T-Mobile To Go Prepaid
| GSM
| 22.7
| Deutsche Telekom
|
TracFone
(MVNO using Cingular, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint)
| GSM, CDMA, TDMA
| 4.9
| América Móvil
|
| Unicel
| GSM
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
includes TalkTracker Prepaid
| CDMA, TDMA
| 5.2
| [U.S. Cellular Corporation.]
|
Verizon Wireless
includes INPulse Prepaid
| CDMA
| 51.3
| Verizon Communications (55%) and Vodafone (45%)
|
Virgin Mobile
(MVNO using Sprint)
| CDMA
| 3.6
| 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.
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