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10 Facts About Cricket Communications

1.

Cricket Communications Wireless was founded in March 1999 by Leap Wireless International.

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2.

Cricket Communications Wireless competes primarily against T-Mobile's Metro, Dish's Boost Mobile and Verizon's Visible as part of the wireless service provider brands.

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3.

Cricket Communications Wireless was founded in March 1999 by Leap Wireless International.

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4.

In September 2007, MetroPCS, Cricket Communications Wireless's competing carrier at the time, announced a $5.

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5.

In December 2007, Cricket acquired Hargray Communications Group's wireless telecommunications business.

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6.

In late 2010 at CES 2011, Cricket Communications unveiled Muve Music, the carriers own music streaming service alongside the $199 Samsung Suede SCH-r710 which was the first phone to support Muve Music and included a 4GB SD Card to store music on.

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7.

Cricket Communications offers a variety of phones including most of the latest iPhone and Android models.

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8.

Shortly afterward, Cricket Communications announced the shutdown of its 3G network starting in February 2022.

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9.

Cricket Communications Wireless noted on its old website that CDMA service would be terminated as early as September 2015.

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10.

In October 2014, Cricket Communications Wireless came under scrutiny for intercepting and modifying its customers' email traffic to downgrade and prevent encryption of the conversation and its metadata.

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