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Tracfone Wireless Inc.

is in the Technology Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$270.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

TracFone Wireless Inc. is the largest prepaid cell phone provider in the U.S., and has been the leader in the 10 years since it was founded. TracFone is a subsidiary of America Movil, the fourth largest cell phone company in the world, and the largest in all of the Americas with more than 141 million cell phone subscribers, more than AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. America Movil is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AMX, and has been named top technology company by Business Week for the past 2 years (Technology Hot 100). One reason for TracFone's success has been our exclusive focus on prepaid cell phones. Unlike most other prepaid providers in the US (who are also contract providers), we are not interested in converting users to a contract. Prepaid is all we do, so we have to do it better. We believe that cell phone ownership is an important tool for individual success in today's world, and that everyone should have one as a right, without the need for a contract or a high credit rating. People should be able to always know what their cell phone service will cost and nobody should have to pay more than they want or can afford. We believe in making the cost to get a phone as low as possible and we never charge extra fees to activate your service. We also believe that the ongoing cost to maintain service should be as low as possible. Most cell phone users worldwide use prepaid cell phones because they appreciate the convenience of being able to add minutes as...

President & CEO
F. J. Pollak
Number of Employees 500
Contact Information

9700 NW 112 Ave

Miami, Florida 33178-1504

www.tracfone.co...

(305) 640-2000

NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212

Recent Events

  • TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink WirelessR to Aid 378,609 Low-Income Households in Maryland

    11/04/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • ripple effect

    10/19/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • Walmart to Offer Low-Cost PrePay Phones

    10/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Wal-Mart Wireless Expands

    10/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink WirelessR to Aid 1,094,331 Low-Income Households in Illinois

    9/29/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Leap Boosts Plans; Plans To Add More National Retailers

    9/12/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Prepaid Competition Heats Up In Cool Econony

    8/25/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless t...

    8/24/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Sprint to acquire Virgin Mobile USA

    7/28/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • MetroPCS, Leap Feel Pressure To Offer Nationwide Access

    7/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • UPDATE: New Low Wireless Rate Reignites Fear Over Price War

    7/02/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
F. J. Pollak President & CEO
Gustavo Blanco CFO
Steve Ritter Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Derek Hewitt Senior Vice President, Marketing

Organization Position Status
Tracfone Wireless, Inc. President & CEO Current

Organization Position Status
Tracfone Wireless, Inc. CFO Current

Organization Position Status
Tracfone Wireless, Inc. Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Tracfone Wireless, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing Current
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