Discount Cell Phone Carriers

Today, there are several different cellular phone carriers to choose from. Depending on which carrier you select, you can get a variety of services, deals and specials. With such a wide array of options, it's always best to stick with the industry leaders.

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Snapshot: AT&T and AT&T Wireless

AT&T is one of the largest, if not the largest, voice and data communications companies in the world. They serve businesses, consumers, and the government. With approximately $37 billion of revenue, AT&T has about 40 million residential customers and 4 million business customers, who depend on AT&T for high-quality communications. AT&T has garnered several awards for outstanding performance and customer service for all services that they offer, including their wireless arm, AT&T Wireless. AT&T Wireless, the cellular branch of AT&T, is the second-largest wireless carrier, based on total revenues, in the United States. With over 21.1 million subscribers as of March 31, 2003, and revenues of nearly $16.0 billion over the past four quarters, AT&T Wireless delivers advanced high-quality mobile wireless communications services, voice and data, to businesses and consumers, in the U.S. and internationally.

Snapshot: T-Mobile Wireless

T-Mobile USA (formerly VoiceStream Wireless), is one of the fastest growing national cellular service providers, offering all digital voice, messaging and high-speed wireless data services to nearly 10 million customers. T-Mobile's uses it's cellular service plans to provide customers with the best overall value in their wireless service so they can enjoy the benefits of cellular communications. T-Mobile cellular plans promise to provide customers with more minutes, more features and more service.

T-Mobile introduced themselves to the United States in July 2002, launching in California and Nevada as their first U.S markets to use its wireless voice and data services under the global brand name T-Mobile. The company then transitioned its VoiceStream Wireless brand in the remaining U.S markets in September 2002 and now operates exclusively under the T-Mobile brand name in 45 of the top 50 U.S. markets, covering 218 million people.

Snapshot: Sprint PCS Wireless

Sprint PCS built the only nationwide all digital wireless network from the ground up - covering a population of nearly a quarter billion people. From its launch in 1995, Sprint PCS has become the 4th largest cellular carrier with approximately 16.7 million direct and resale subscribers. Sprint PCS is also one of the nation's fastest growing wireless service providers, adding more net customers than any other cell phone carrier for 15 consecutive quarters.

Sprint PCS offers customers the newest and innovative up-to-the-minute wireless phones from the world's leading cellular manufacturers including: Samsung, Kyocera, Sanyo, and LG. Sprint PCS uses a cellular technology called Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), the most advanced digital wireless communications technology available, offering high quality voice, security and call and data carrying capacity.

Snapshot: Verizon Communications and Verizon Wireless

Verizon Communications was formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE. Verizon is one of the world's leading providers of high-growth communications services such as wire-line and wireless communications (Verizon Wireless) services. Verizon is a top communications provider with over 137 million access line equivalents and over 34 million wireless customers.

Verizon Wireless is the nation's largest wireless communications provider with more than 34 million wireless voice and data customers. Verizon covers nearly 90% of the U.S. population, 49 of the top 50 and 97 of the top 100 U.S. markets.