Leap Wireless International is a wireless communications carrier that provides digital wireless service in the U.S. under the Cricket brand. Co. conducts operations through its...
SAN DIEGO -- Leap Wireless International, Inc. [NASDAQ: LEAP], a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, today announced the appointments of Bill Ingram as senior vice president, financial operations and strategy and Steve Martin as acting chief accounting officer. In his new role, Ingram will assume a...
On November 27, 2007, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP). The complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws, Sections 10b and 20a of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and...
SAN DIEGO -- Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP), a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, today announced the resignation of James D. Dondero from the Company's Board of Directors, effective September 10, 2007. Mr. Dondero, president of Highland Capital Management, L.P., joined Leap's Board in 2004,...
SAN DIEGO -- Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP ("Coughlin Stoia") (http://www.csgrr.com/cases/leap/) today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on behalf of purchasers of Leap Wireless International, Inc. ("Leap") (NASDAQ:LEAP) common stock during the period...
WESTCHESTER, Ill. -- Andrew Corporation, a global leader in communications systems and products, has been chosen primary vendor of aluminum cable and related products for Leap Wireless International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: LEAP) expansion of its Cricket service network in the United States.
Leap provides innovative, high-value wireless services to a fast-growing, young and ethnically diverse customer base. With the value of unlimited wireless services as the foundation of its business, Leap pioneered both the Cricket[R] and JumpTM Mobile services. The Company and its joint ventures now operate in 23 states and hold...
SAN DIEGO -- Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, today announced that its Board of Directors, in consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has concluded its review of an unsolicited proposal from MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) to merge with Leap...
Byline: KELLY HILL Leap Wireless International Inc. plans to offer CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service in its markets by the end of 2007, and expects to introduce new prepaid products in the second quarter. Company executives outlined...
Preliminarily Estimated to Create Synergies with a Net Present Value of Approximately $2.5 Billion and Offers Compelling Value Proposition to Leap Wireless' Shareholders
The Deal: MetroPCS has made an offer to purchase Leap Wireless International Inc. in a stock deal valued at about $5.27 billion. Under the terms of the offer, each share of Leap Wireless would be exchanged for 2.75 shares of MetroPCS. Based on recent closing prices, the deal values Leap...
Byline: KELLY HILL Leap Wireless International Inc. continued to gain momentum during the third quarter, adding seven times as many customers as it did at this time last year and increasing its revenue by 25 percent. However, the company's pr ...
Byline: KELLY HILL Leap Wireless International Inc. is poised to make a large push into East Coast and Gulf Coast markets with the spectrum it acquired in the most recent federal spectrum auction. The carrier is also considering an affiliate ...
Leap Wireless International Inc. said it launched its Cricket-branded service in Portland, Ore., via its Cricket LCW joint venture. Cricket LCW is a collaboration between Leap and WLPCS Management formed in July. Leap also completed...
DALLAS -- On September 4, 2007, MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) announced a proposal to engage in a stock-for-stock tax-free merger with Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP). While there is widespread investor and analyst enthusiasm for a merger between the two companies, MetroPCS has not been able to engage...
SAN DIEGO -- Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) today announced that its operating subsidiary, Cricket Communications, Inc., has priced a private placement of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.375% unsecured senior notes due 2014, at an issue price of 106% of the principal amount of the notes. The...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c70191) announces the addition of new IE Market Research report Leap Wireless International, Inc.- Competitor Insight 2007 to their offering.
Byline: KELLY HILL Leap Wireless International Inc. retooled its price plans and included unlimited messaging in all of its plans-bucking the current industry trend of charging more for text messages. Instead of charging an additional $5...
Byline: KELLY HILL Say goodbye to the lily-pad carpet. Leap Wireless International Inc. is redesigning its new retail stores, hoping to appeal to an audience beyond its budget-conscious core demographic. The existing stores will stay as...
SAN DIEGO -- Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) today announced that its operating subsidiary, Cricket Communications, Inc., intends to sell, subject to market and other conditions, a total of $750 million of unsecured senior notes due 2014 through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A and...