List of United States wireless communications service providers
This is a list of United States wireless communications service providers. The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA), lists approximately 30 facilities-based wireless service providers in the United States as members. Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) has over 100 members.[1] Besides the facilities-based providers there are 50+ virtual operators that use the top four networks to provide the service.
Largest U.S. wireless providers
The top 4 wireless telecommunications facilities-based service providers by subscriber count in the United States are:
- Verizon Wireless: 155.7 million (Q2 2018)[2]
- AT&T Mobility: 147.3 million (Q2 2018)[2]
- T-Mobile US: 75.6 million (Q2 2018)[2]
- Sprint Corporation: 53.7 million (Q2 2018)[2]
Each active SIM card is considered a subscriber.[3] Wholesale customers include Machine to machine and Mobile Virtual Network Operator customers that operate on the host network, but are managed by wholesale partners. Verizon Wireless does not report wholesale subscriber count. For comparison purpose, the total subscriber count for Verizon Wireless includes an estimated number of wholesale customers.
Technologies used
The top 5 wireless providers have all standardized on 4G LTE as their wireless communication standard, which has been deployed across the entire coverage; however, the LTE bands used by each provider remain largely incompatible. All 5 wireless providers also maintain legacy networks; of these, AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM and 3G UMTS (mostly converted to 4G HSPA+), while Verizon, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular use cdmaOne/EV-DO/1xRTT. While the top 4 wireless providers operate nationwide wireless networks which cover most of the population in the United States, U.S. Cellular and other smaller carriers provide native network coverage across selected regions of the United States while supplementing nationwide coverage through roaming agreements with other carriers.
As of 2016 all operators have adopted LTE, which includes provisioning of service through SIM cards. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint sell SIM cards through their retail channels in-store and online however the selection of devices compatible with Verizon and Sprint networks is limited.[4] All carriers except Sprint have enabled VoLTE on their networks.
AT&T shut its GSM network down on December 31, 2016.[5]
T-Mobile plans to reduce spectrum allocated for GSM and use the network mostly for nomadic and non-mobile GSM services[6] through 2020.[7] T-Mobile hopes to shut down 3G network "long before 2020."[6] As of September 2016, 60% of calls were on VoLTE.[8]
Verizon introduced first LTE-only phone, LG Exalt LTE, in June 2017.[9] Verizon plans to shut down CDMA 1xRTT network by the end of 2019.[10] CDMA EV-DO was scheduled to operate until 2021 according to the plan announced in 2012.[11] As of May 2017 half of voice traffic is on VoLTE.[12]
Facilities-based service providers
The following tables lists service providers that own and manage their network equipment and facilities. Unless specified otherwise the subscriber count includes subscribers on the virtual networks hosted.
Contiguous US and Hawaii
Operator | Voice technology | Data technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Coverage (excluding roaming) | Ownership |
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Appalachian Wireless [13] | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 0.120[14] (January 2014) | KY, WV | East Kentucky Network, LLC |
AT&T Mobility Includes Cricket Wireless and hosted virtual operators | UMTS, VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling | HSPA+, LTE | 147.2 (June 2018)[2] | Contiguous US; AK, HI, PR, VI | AT&T |
Big River Broadband | LTE | Unknown | MO | Big River Telephone | |
Blaze Wireless [15] | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | NE | Pinpoint Communications |
Blue Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | NY, PA | Buffalo-Lake Erie Wireless |
Bluegrass Cellular | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 0.180[16] (April 2014) | KY | Bluegrass Cellular, Inc. |
Bravado Wireless •Former Sprocket Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | OK | Cross Communications |
Broadpoint | GSM | EDGE, LTE | Unknown | Gulf of Mexico | Tampnet |
Bug Tussel Wireless wholesale roaming provider | UMTS | HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | WI | Bug Tussel Wireless, LLC |
C Spire Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 1.2[17] (May 2016) | MS, TN, FL, AL, | Telapex, Inc. |
Carolina West Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 0.08 (April 2013)[18] | NC | Carolina West Wireless, Inc. |
Cellcom | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 0.3[19] (July 2013) | WI | NSight Telservices |
Cellular One of North East Arizona | GSM, UMTS, VoLTE | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE, LTE CSFB | 0.1[14] (July 2018) | AZ, NM | Smith Bagley Inc. |
Cellular One | GSM, UMTS, wholesale CDMA2000[20] | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | TX, LA | Alta Communications |
Chariton Valley Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | MO | Chariton Valley Telephone Company |
Chat Mobility | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | IA | RSA 1 and Iowa RSA No. 2 Limited Partnership |
Choice Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | NV, CO, AZ, NM, VI | Atlantic Tele-Network |
Colorado Valley Communications | LTE | Unknown | TX | Colorado Valley Telephone Coop | |
Commnet Wireless (wholesale) | CDMA2000, GSM | EV-DO, EDGE, UMTS, LTE | Unknown | AZ, CO, MT, NM, NV, TX, UT, WY | Atlantic Tele-Network |
CTC Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | ID | Cambridge Telephone Company |
Custer Telephone Cooperative | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | ID | Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc |
DTC Wireless | LTE | Unknown | TN | Advantage Cellular Systems, Inc. | |
ETC Enhanced Telecommunication Corporation | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | IN | Miles Communications |
Evolve Broadband | LTE | Unknown | TX | Worldcall Interconnect Inc. | |
FTC Wireless | UMTS | HSPA+, LTE[21] | Unknown | SC | Farmers Telephone Cooperative Inc. |
Illinois Valley Cellular | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | IL | Illinois Valley Cellular RSA 2-III Partnership |
Indigo Wireless | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | PA | Indigo Wireless |
Infrastructure Networks | LTE | Unknown | TX, ND | Infrastructure Networks, Inc. | |
Inland Cellular | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 0.013[22](July 2013) | WA, ID | Inland Cellular |
Limitless Mobile | UMTS | HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | PA | Limitless Mobile, LLC |
Mid-Rivers Communications | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | MT | Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative. Inc |
MobileNation | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | TN | SI Wireless, LLC |
Nemont includes Sagebrush Cellular | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | MT, ND | Nemont Telephone Cooperative |
Nex-Tech Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | KS | Nex-Tech |
NNTC Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | Unknown | CO | Nucla Naturita Telephone Company |
NorthwestCell | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | MO | NorthwestCell |
NVC | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | SD | James Valley Telecommunications |
Pine Belt Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | AL | Pine Belt Communications |
Pine Cellular | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | OK | Pine Cellular, Inc |
Pioneer Cellular | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 0.06[14] (January 2014) | OK, KS | Pioneer Cellular |
PTCI | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | OK | Panhandle Telecommunication Systems, Inc |
Redzone Wireless | LTE | Unknown | ME | Redzone Wireless, LLC | |
Rock Wireless | UMTS | HSPA+, LTE[23] | Unknown | ND, SD | Standing Rock Telecom (Tribally Owned) |
RTC Communications | VoLTE | LTE | Unknown | IN | RTC Communications, LLC |
Shentel •Sprint Affiliate [24] | CDMA2000, Wi-Fi calling | EV-DO, LTE | 1.0[2] (June 2018) | KY, MD, OH, NC, PA, VA, WV | Shenandoah Telecommunications Company |
Silver Star Communications | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | WY | Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc |
Snake River PCS | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | Unknown | OR | Eagle Telephone System |
SouthernLINC | iDEN | LTE | 0.17[25] (April 2011) | AL, GA, MS, FL | Southern Company |
Sprint Corporation •Including hosted virtual operators, and Boost Mobile | CDMA2000, Wi-Fi calling | EV-DO, LTE | 53.7 (June 2018)[2] | Contiguous US; HI, PR, VI | SoftBank Corporation (80%) |
STRATA Networks | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | UT, WY, CO | Uintah Basin Electronics Telecommunications, Inc. |
T-Mobile US •Including hosted virtual operators and affiliates •Subscriber count includes Metro by T-Mobile | GSM, UMTS, VoLTE,[26]Wi-Fi calling | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | 75.6 (June 2018)[2] | Contiguous US; HI, PR, VI | Deutsche Telekom (67%) |
Thumb Cellular | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 0.037 | MI | Agri-Valley Communications |
Triangle Mobile | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | MT | Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc. |
Union Wireless | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | 0.041 | WY, CO | Union Telephone |
United Wireless •Includes Westlink Communications | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 0.022[27] (Sep 2016) | KS | United Wireless Communications, Inc. |
U.S. Cellular | CDMA2000, VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling | EV-DO, LTE | 5.0[2] (June 2018) | 23 states | Telephone and Data Systems |
Verizon Wireless •Including hosted virtual operators | VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling (legacy: CDMA2000[28]) | LTE (legacy: EV-DO[28]) | 152.6[2] (June 2018) | Contiguous US; AK, HI | Verizon |
Viaero Wireless | GSM, UMTS, VoLTE | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | 0.110 | NE, CO, KS, WY | Northeast Colorado Cellular, Inc. |
VTel | LTE | Unknown | VT | Vermont Telephone Company, Inc. | |
West Central Wireless •Including Right Wireless and Five Star Wireless | GSM, UMTS, VoLTE | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | 0.04[29] (November 2012) | TX | Central Texas Telephone Cooperative, Inc. |
WUE | LTE | Unknown | NV | Wue, Inc. |
Alaska
Operator | Voice technology | Data technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Coverage (excluding roaming) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASTAC | UMTS | HSPA+ | Unknown | AK | The Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative |
AT&T Mobility | UMTS, VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling | HSPA+, LTE | See above | Contiguous US; AK, HI, PR, VI | AT&T |
Bristol Bay Cellular Partnership | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | Unknown | AK | BBTC Inc. |
Copper Valley Telecom | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | AK | Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc |
Cordova Wireless | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, WiMAX | Unknown | AK | Cordova Telephone |
GCI Wireless | GSM, UMTS, VoLTE (legacy: CDMA2000[30]) | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE (legacy: EV-DO[30]) | 0.223 (June 2018)[31] | AK | GCI (100%)[32] |
OTZ Cellular | GSM | EDGE | Unknown | AK | OTZ Telephone Cooperative |
TelAlaska Cellular | GSM | EDGE | Unknown | AK | American Broadband |
Verizon Wireless | VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling (legacy: CDMA2000[28]) | LTE (legacy: EV-DO[28]) | See above | Contiguous US; AK, HI | Verizon |
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Operator | Voice technology | Data technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Coverage (excluding roaming) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T Mobility | UMTS, VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling | HSPA+, LTE | See above | PR, VI, Contiguous US, AK, HI | AT&T |
Claro | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | 1.4[33] (December 2012) | PR | América Móvil |
Open Mobile | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | PR | M/C Venture Partners and Columbia Capital.
Merging with Sprint[34] |
Sprint Corporation | CDMA2000, IMS Wi-Fi calling[35] | EV-DO, LTE | See above | PR, VI, Contiguous US, HI | SoftBank Corporation (80%) |
T-Mobile US | GSM, UMTS, VoLTE,[26] IMS Wi-Fi calling[36] | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | See above | PR, VI, Contiguous US; HI | Deutsche Telekom (67%) |
Viya former Innovative Wireless and Choice Wireless[37] | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA | Unknown | VI | Atlantic Tele-Network [38] |
Guam and Northern Mariana Islands
Operator | Voice technology | Data technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Coverage (excluding roaming) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DoCoMo Pacific | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | GU, MP | NTT DoCoMo |
GTA | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | GU | TeleGuam Holdings LLC |
IT&E | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | GU | IT&E Overseas, Inc |
iConnect | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | GU, MP | Wave Runner LLC |
American Samoa
Operator | Voice technology | Data technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Coverage (excluding roaming) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluesky | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+ | Unknown | AS | |
ASTCA | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | Unknown | AS | Government of American Samoa |
Defunct, merged and acquired operators
Some operators listed below may still function as a separate brand but they no longer own any infrastructure (towers, network, etc.).
Operator | Voice technology | Data technology | Subscribers (in millions) | End date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airfire Mobile | GSM | EDGE | 0.02 | June 2014 | Acquired by U.S. Cellular.[39] |
Alaska Communications | GSM, UMTS (legacy: CDMA2000[30]) | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE (legacy: EV-DO[30]) | 0.103[40] (December 2014) | February 2015 | Acquired by General Communication[41] |
Alltel | CDMA | CDMA2000, EV-DO | 13 (at peak) | September 2013 | Acquired by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility.[42] |
Big Sky Mobile | GSM | EDGE | Unknown | 2017 | Sold spectrum licenses to AT&T and T-Mobile and exited the business.[43] |
Breakaway Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | Unknown | 2018 | Discontinued cellular service.[44] |
Cellular One of East Central Illinois | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+ | Unknown | January 2016 | Acquired by AT&T Mobility.[45] |
Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania | CDMA | CDMA2000, EV-DO | Unknown | March 2012 | Acquired by Verizon Wireless.[46] |
Choice Wireless former Amerilink Wireless | GSM | EDGE | Unknown | 2016 | Became a T-Mobile US MVNO. |
Cincinnati Bell Wireless | GSM, UMTS, GAN Wi-Fi calling[47] | EDGE, HSPA+ | 0.34[48] (January 2014) | February 2015 | Spectrum assets acquired by Verizon Wireless, service to any customers remaining on the network was shut off after February 28, 2015.[49] |
Cleartalk affiliate of Clear Talk Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | 2016 | WGH Communications sold South Carolina licenses to T-Mobile US and exited the business |
ClearTalk Wireless Flat Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | 2017 | Flat Wireless assets acquired by Sprint. |
Clearwire | WiMAX | 11[50] (June 2012) | December 2013 | Acquired by Sprint.[51] | |
Corr Wireless | GSM | EDGE | 0.02[52] | 2013 | Acquired by AT&T Mobility.[52] |
DTC Wireless | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+ | Unknown | 2017 | Discontinued cellular service, though still offers fixed wireless service.[53] |
Element Mobile | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | 0.077[54] (August 2011) | 2013 | Acquired by AT&T Mobility.[55][56] |
Epic PCS | GSM | EDGE | Unknown | 2015 | Acquired by United Wireless and PTCI.[57] |
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | 2018 | Sold spectrum licenses to Verizon Wireless and Eltopia Communications and became a Verizon Wireless MVNO. |
Fuego Wireless | LTE | Unknown | 2016 | Sold network and spectrum licenses to AT&T and Infrastructure Networks[58] | |
Golden State Cellular | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | 0.018[59] | 2014 | Acquired by Verizon Wireless.[60] |
iWireless | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | 2018 | Acquired by T-Mobile US. [61] |
KTC PACE | GSM | EDGE | Unknown | 2015 | Became an AT&T Mobility MVNO.[62] |
Leap Wireless International (Cricket Communications, Inc.) •Includes Cricket PAYGo & RadioShack No Contract Wireless | CDMA, GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+, LTE | 4.57[63] (February 2014) | 2014 | Acquired by AT&T Mobility.[63] |
Long Lines Wireless | GSM | EDGE | 0.018[64](November 2013) | December 2013 | Acquired by AT&T Mobility[65] |
MTA Solutions | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | 2017 | Discontinued cellular service.[66] |
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. | CDMA | EV-DO, LTE | 9.5 | May 2013 | Acquired by T-Mobile US.[67] |
miSpot | LTE | Unknown | November 2014 | ||
Mobi PCS | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | 0.065[68] (July 2013) | 2014 | Acquired by Verizon Wireless.[60] |
Mosaic Telecom | UMTS | HSPA+, LTE | Unknown | 2016 | Discontinued cellular service [69] |
NEP Wireless | GSM | EDGE, LTE | 0.011[70] (June 2010) | September 2015 | [71] |
Nextel | iDEN | WiDEN | 15 (Apr 2004) | 2004 | Acquired by Sprint.[72] |
NMobile | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | Unknown | June 2018 | Discontinued cellular service.[73] |
nTelos | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 0.300 (September 2015) | May 2016 | Acquired by Shentel [74] |
Peoples Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | Unknown | 2015 | [75] |
Phoenix Communications | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA | Unknown | 2018 | Sold to Hillary Communications and cellular service discontinued.[76] |
Plateau Wireless | GSM, UMTS | EDGE, HSPA+ | 0.042[77] (September 2014) | 2014 | Acquired by AT&T Mobility.[78] |
Pocket Communications | CDMA2000 | 1xRTT | Unknown | October 2010 | Merged with Cricket.[79] |
PrimeCo Wireless | CDMA | Unknown | Unknown | 1999 | Became Verizon Wireless.[80] |
Revol Wireless | CDMA | CDMA2000, EV-DO | Unknown | January 2014 | Sold spectrum licenses to Sprint.[81] Boost to pick up subscribers[82] |
SRT Communications | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | Unknown | April 2017 | Exited wireless service business [83] |
Standing Rock Telecom | CDMA2000 | EV-DO | Unknown | November 2014 | Shut down CDMA for UMTS/LTE and rebranded to Rock Wireless |
Stelera Wireless | HSPA | Unknown | April 2013 | Defunct.[84] | |
Syringa Wireless | CDMA2000 | EV-DO, LTE | 0.00135 | December 2015 | Discontinued cellular service[85] |
TerreStar | GSM | EDGE, HSPA | Unknown | 2010 | Acquired by Dish Network[86] |
Westlink Wireless | GSM | EDGE | Unknown | 2013 | Acquired by United Wireless.[87] |
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