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AT&T to Acquire Leap Wireless in $1.2 Billion

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AT&T and Leap Wireless have entered into an agreement for AT&T to acquire Leap in $1.2 billion. Leap's network covers approximately 96 million people in 35 U.S. states. Under the Cricket brand, Leap currently operates a 3G CDMA network, as well as a 4G LTE network covering 21 million people in these areas.

Leap Wireless Introduces LTE Service in Additional Cities

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Leap Wireless has launched “Cricket No Contract 4G LTE” service in Philadelphia and Phoenix, and in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Laredo, Corpus Christi and Brownsville-McAllen-Harlingen, Texas.  

Leap Continues Transition to 4G LTE With 2nd Commercial Market Launch in its Cricket Las Vegas Market

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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 17, 2012 - Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP), today announced the launch of 4G LTE service in its Cricket Las Vegas market.  This introduction marks the second Cricket market launch in the Company's planned, multi-year introduction of 4G LTE technology for smartphones to its customers.

Leap Wireless, T-Mobile to Exchange Spectrum

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Leap Wireless International has entered into license exchange agreements with T-Mobile USA (T-Mobile), Cook Inlet/VS GSM VII PCS LLC, a joint venture between T-Mobile and Cook Inlet, and Leap's non-controlled, majority-owned venture Savary Island Wireless, LLC (Savary Island) to exchange wireless spectrum in various markets.

Leap Wireless begins commercial LTE service in Tucson, Arizona

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Cricket Communications (Leap Wireless) has started LTE service with a commercial market launch in its Tucson, Ariz.

Leap Wireless to trial LTE this year

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Leap Wireless, parent company of the Cricket brand, plans to deploy LTE across approximately two-thirds of its current network footprint over the next two to three year

Update: State of LTE in USA

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MetroPCS launched LTE services in Las Vegas in September this year and became first USA operator to offer commercial LTE services.