Leap iPhone Sales More of a Worrisome Hop

Unsold iPhones could become a problem for Leap Wireless.
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Leap Wireless to Spin Off Muve Music Unit

Leap, which offers service under the Cricket brand, launched the on-demand music service in January 2011. By creating a new company, Leap hopes to license the service to other carriers and has an agreement in principle with an unnamed international wireless carrier, spokesman Greg Lund said.

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Leap Wireless Posts 3Q Profit on Large Gain

Leap Wireless International Inc. swung to a third-quarter profit as the pay-as-you-go mobile operator recorded a large gain resulting from an exchange of spectrum licenses.

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Leap Wireless Left Out of the Telecom Consolidation, For Now

With potential acquirers preoccupied with other deals, any move involving Leap isn’t expected soon.

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Leap Wireless Finalizes $120 Million Spectrum Sale to Verizon

Prepaid carrier Leap Wireless, which sells under the Cricket brand, said on Tuesday it had completed a deal to sell $120 million worth of airwave rights to Verizon Wireless. The deal covers spectrum in various U.S. cities and also involves Leap gaining some new frequencies in Chicago.

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HTC Lands Its First Product at Cricket Wireless, the One V

HTC said Wednesday that Cricket will soon start selling the One V, marking the first time the prepaid carrier has adopted one of HTC’s handsets. The One V will go on sale for $269.99 on Sept. 2 with Cricket; it is already sold in the U.S. by U.S. Cellular and Virgin Mobile.

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Leap Wireless Shares Hit New Low

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported a steep increase in net departing customers in the second quarter, sending its stock price to a new low on Tuesday.

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Leap Wireless Operating Chief Steps Down

Leap Wireless International Inc.’s Chief Operating Officer Raymond Roman stepped down, effective immediately, after joining the company in February 2011.

Virgin Mobile to Sell iPhone Starting June 29; Rate Plans Start at $30 a Month

Virgin offers the cheapest monthly iPhone plans, though customers will pay full price for the phones.
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Leap Wireless, a.k.a. Cricket, to Offer Prepaid iPhone Starting Next Month

The company becomes the first U.S. prepaid carrier to do so, agreeing to buy roughly $900 million worth of Apple phones over the next three years.
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