SAN DIEGO, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) today announced Muve Music received a CTIA Hot for the Holidays Award in the Music Lover category. The third annual Hot for the Holidays Awards honored the most innovative, functional, creative and cutting-edge mobile consumer products and applications. Winners were announced at the recently concluded CTIA ENTERPRISE & APPLICATIONS™ 2011 at the San Diego Convention Center.
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"On behalf of CTIA, we congratulate Cricket on winning the Music Lover category of this year's Hot for the Holidays Awards," said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director, CTIA. "Muve Music is sure to be a hit this holiday season."
"We're honored to receive the Hot for the Holidays Award from CTIA," said Jeff Toig, Cricket vice-president and general manager, Muve Music. "Our innovative new product is now available at Best Buy nationwide and will be a great gift for anyone who loves music and wants to have it with them wherever they go."
Muve Music is the first music experience designed specifically for the mobile phone; there are no download fees or monthly music subscription charges – it's all included in the Cricket wireless service. Through its Muve Music product, Cricket is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer consumers unlimited song downloads, unlimited ringtones and unlimited ringback tones as part of a wireless rate plan. Cricket customers across the country can now purchase wireless service that includes unlimited nationwide talk, text, web and unlimited music. Muve Music has grown to more than 200,000 customers and is one of the fastest growing digital music services in the U.S.
For more information on the CTIA 2011 Hot for the Holidays Awards program and showcase at CTIA ENTERPRISE & APPLICATIONS, visit www.ctiashows.com/holidays.
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CTIA Shows bring together all industries advanced by wireless technology for intense business, learning and networking. CTIA ENTERPRISE & APPLICATIONS™ takes place Oct. 11-13, 2011 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif. International CTIA WIRELESS® takes place May 8-10, 2012 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. Visit www.ctiashows.com.
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Cricket is the pioneer of simple and affordable unlimited wireless services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required serving approximately 5.7 million customers. Cricket products are available nationwide. 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 nationwide 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. 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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