Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), today announced the availability of its new, all-inclusive Cricket PAYGo products at nearly 1,700 Dollar General Corporation store locations in Cricket markets.

Cricket PAYGo’s unlimited wireless service at $1, $2 or $3 per day used has been available at Dollar General stores since April 2009. Now, Cricket PAYGo monthly service plans are also available at $40 and $45 per month. Like all Cricket services, these new nationwide Cricket PAYGo offerings are available without a signed contract or credit check and feature unlimited talk, U.S. long distance, Cricket’s premium extended coverage, text, picture messaging and domestic and international text messaging. The $45 plan has all the unlimited features of the $40 plan plus unlimited mobile Web and 411 directory assistance. As with the Cricket PAYGo daily plans, the new monthly plans offer additional features at a la carte rates, include voicemail, call waiting, caller ID and three-way calling all over Cricket’s 3G EVDO network and are inclusive of telecom taxes and fees. New Cricket PAYGo top-up denominations of $40 and $45 will be added at Dollar General stores to support the new monthly plan.

The popular Samsung r211 phone will also be available at Dollar General and is priced at $20. The r211 is a sleek, modern bar style phone with color display, speakerphone and an easy-to-use interface. The r211 is Mobile Web capable, has Games and Apps and supports downloadable content including ringtones and wallpapers. The phone also features text messaging services, any-key/auto answer and personal tools such as calendar, memo pad, alarm clock, calculator, and more. The slim r211 measures 4.07 x 1.77 x .59 inches and holds up to 500 contacts.

About Cricket

Cricket is the pioneer of simple and affordable unlimited wireless services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required serving more than four million customers in 34 states. Cricket offers wireless voice and broadband Internet services over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital 3G CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Cricket’s wireless voice service plans include unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited text to Mexico, unlimited Mobile Web, unlimited directory assistance, as well as a variety of calling features and feature-rich mobile applications such as popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. Cricket Broadband provides unlimited Internet access anywhere within Cricket’s coverage areas at speeds comparable to DSL. For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket is offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com.

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