Cricket Launches First 3G Messaging Device: Motorola Hint™ QA30

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services over its high-quality 3G network and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), today announced that Motorola Hint™ QA30 is now available to customers. Hint is a compact slider phone optimized for a mobile lifestyle with a host of today’s hottest features.

“Hint is a great match for Cricket’s popular services”

“For the customer who prefers to access their email and 3G Mobile Web via a QWERTY keyboard the Hint offers all this and more. Hint is an extremely versatile device that will allow our customers to conduct their mobile lifestyles with speed and agility,” said Jeff Toig, vice president of product marketing for Cricket. “Hint has a wide array of features such as an MP3 player, 2MP camera and camcorder for high quality entertainment on the go. It’s a great way for customers to take advantage of Cricket’s unlimited offerings, such as texting, email, Mobile Web and Mobile Video.”

Motorola Hint features a full QWERTY keypad, large 2.5” color display, a 2MP camera/camcorder, an MP3 player plus a microSD memory card slot and stereo Bluetooth^®. The phone supports tri-band connectivity and 3G data downloads.

“Hint is a great match for Cricket’s popular services,” said Dan Papalia, vice president, Motorola Mobile Devices. “The stylish slider design combined with Cricket’s high-speed network makes it easy for customers to keep in constant contact with friends and family in a variety of ways.”

Motorola Hint is immediately available at Cricket retail stores and Cricket dealers for $249.99. For more information, please visit a local Cricket retail location, or online visit www.mycricket.com or www.motorola.com.

About Cricket

Cricket is a simple, affordable wireless service offering consumers and local businesses a flat-rate unlimited service over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO 3G wireless network. Designed for customers whose basic and advanced wireless needs have not been met by traditional communications companies, Cricket is the pioneer of unlimited services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required. Cricket offers customers access to a variety of the latest devices and feature-rich mobile applications such as unlimited text, instant and picture messaging, Mobile Web, popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket services are offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com.

Leap is a U.S. registered trademark and the Leap logo is a trademark of Leap. Cricket, Jump, the Cricket “K” and Flex Bucket are U.S. registered trademarks of Cricket. In addition, the following are trademarks or service marks of Cricket: Cricket By Week, Cricket Choice, Cricket Connect, Cricket Nation and Cricket PAYGo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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