List of mobile network operators in the United States

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This is a list of mobile network operators (MNOs) in the United States. 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][dead link]} Aside from the facilities-based providers, there are over 50 virtual operators that use the top three networks to provide service.

Largest American wireless providers

See also: List of mobile network operators of the Americas § United States

The top four wireless telecommunications facilities-based service providers by subscriber count in the United States are:

Largest American wireless providers

Company	Subscribers	Date	Ref
Verizon	146.1 million	Q2 2025	[2]
T-Mobile US	132.8 million	Q2 2025	[3]
AT&T Mobility	118.2 million	Q2 2025	[4]
Boost Mobile	7.36 million	Q2 2025	[5]

Each active SIM card is considered a subscriber.^{[6][dead link]} Wholesale customers include users of machine to machine networks and mobile virtual network operators that operate on the host network, but are managed by wholesale partners. Subscriber counts are sourced from each company's quarterly reports.

Technologies used

Three of the four largest wireless providers have standardized on 4G LTE and 5G NR as their wireless communication standards, whereas Boost Mobile uses only 5G NR. Of which, LTE has been deployed across their entire coverage area; however, the LTE bands used by each provider remain largely incompatible. Three of the four largest providers have enabled VoLTE and VoNR on their networks, while Boost uses strictly VoNR. AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Boost Mobile also sell SIM cards through their retail channels, both in-store and online.

The top four wireless providers operate nationwide wireless networks which cover most of the population in the United States, while smaller carriers provide native network coverage across selected regions of the United States while supplementing nationwide coverage through roaming agreements with other carriers.

Facilities-based service providers

See also: List of mobile virtual network operators in the United States

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.

Active Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the Contiguous United States

Operator	Voice technology	Data technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Coverage (excluding roaming)	Ownership
Appalachian Wireless[7]	VoLTE	LTE	0.138[8] (February 2021)	KY, WV	East Kentucky Network, LLC
AT&T Mobility •Includes FirstNet and Cricket Wireless	VoLTE, VoNR, VoIP, Wi-Fi calling	LTE, NR	118.2 (Q2 2025)[4]	Contiguous US; AK, HI	AT&T Inc.
Big River Broadband	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	MO	Big River Telephone
Bravado Wireless	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	OK	Cross Communications
Boost Mobile •Includes Gen Mobile and Ting Mobile	VoNR, Wi-Fi calling[9]	NR[10]	7.36 (Q2 2025)[5]	Contiguous US	EchoStar Corporation
Bug Tussel Wireless	UMTS	HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	WI	Bug Tussel Wireless, LLC
C Spire	VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling	LTE, NR	1.2[11] (May 2016)	MS, TN, FL, AL,	Telapex, Inc.
Carolina West Wireless	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	0.08 (April 2013)[12]	NC	Carolina West Wireless, Inc.
Cellcom	VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling	LTE, 5G NR[13]	0.3[14] (July 2013)	WI	NSight Telservices
Cellular One of North East Arizona	GSM, UMTS, VoLTE	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	0.1[8] (July 2018)	AZ, CO, NM, UT	Smith Bagley Inc.
Colorado Valley Communications	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	TX	Colorado Valley Telephone Coop
Commnet Wireless	GSM, UMTS, VoLTE	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	AZ, CO, MT, NM, NV, TX, UT, WY	Atlantic Tele-Network
Custer Telephone Cooperative	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	ID	Custer Telephone Cooperative, Inc
DTC Wireless	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	TN	Advantage Cellular Systems, Inc.
ETC	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	IN	Miles Communications
Evolve Broadband	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	TX	Worldcall Interconnect Inc.
FTC Wireless	UMTS	HSPA+, LTE[15]	Unknown	SC	Farmers Telephone Cooperative Inc.
Infrastructure Networks	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	TX, ND	Infrastructure Networks, Inc.
Inland Cellular	CDMA2000, VoLTE[16]	EV-DO, LTE	0.013[17](July 2013)	WA, ID	Inland Cellular
Limitless Mobile	UMTS	HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	PA	Limitless Mobile, LLC
Sagebrush Cellular	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	0.012[18]	MT, ND	Nemont Telephone Cooperative
Nex-Tech Wireless	VoLTE[19]	LTE, 5G NR[20]	Unknown	KS	Nex-Tech
NNTC Wireless	CDMA2000	EV-DO	Unknown	CO	Nucla Naturita Telephone Company
Northern Pacific Wireless	VoIP, Wi-Fi calling	802.11EX Hybrid Data Transfer	Unknown	CA	NorthernPW LLC.
NVC	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	0.01	SD	James Valley Telecommunications
Pine Belt Wireless	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	AL	Pine Belt Communications
Pine Cellular	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	OK	Pine Cellular, Inc
PTCI	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	OK	Panhandle Telecommunication Systems, Inc
Redzone Wireless	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	ME	Redzone Wireless, LLC
Rock Wireless	UMTS	HSPA+, LTE[21]	Unknown	ND, SD	Standing Rock Telecom (Tribally Owned)
RTC Communications	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	IN	RTC Communications, LLC
Silver Star Communications	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	WY	Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc
Snake River PCS	CDMA2000	EV-DO	Unknown	OR	Eagle Telephone System
Southern Linc	VoLTE	LTE	0.17[22] (April 2011)	AL, GA, MS, FL	Southern Company
STRATA Networks	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	UT, WY, CO	Uintah Basin Electronics Telecommunications, Inc.
Tampnet	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	Gulf of Mexico	Tampnet
Thumb Cellular	VoLTE	LTE	0.037	MI	Agri-Valley Communications
T-Mobile •Includes Metro by T-Mobile, Assurance Wireless, Mint Mobile, and Ultra Mobile	GSM, VoLTE, VoNR, VoIP, Wi-Fi calling	EDGE, LTE, NR	132.8 (Q2 2025)[3]	Contiguous US; HI, PR, VI	Deutsche Telekom AG (51.4%) SoftBank Group Corporation (7.6%) free float (41%)[23]
Union Wireless	UMTS	HSPA+, LTE	0.041[18]	WY, CO	Union Telephone
United Wireless	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	0.022[24] (Sep 2016)	KS	United Wireless Communications, Inc.
Verizon •Includes Verizon Fios, Visible by Verizon, and TracFone Wireless	VoLTE, VoNR, VoIP, Wi-Fi calling	LTE, NR	146.1 (Q2 2025)[2]	Contiguous US; AK, HI	Verizon Communications Inc.
Viaero Wireless	UMTS, VoLTE	HSPA+, LTE	0.110[18]	CO, KS, NE, SD, WY	Northeast Colorado Cellular, Inc.
VTel Wireless	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	VT	Vermont Telephone Company, Inc.
WUE	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	NV	Wue, Inc.

Active Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Alaska and Hawaii

Operator	Voice technology	Data technology	Subscribers	Coverage (excluding roaming)	Ownership
ASTAC	UMTS	HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	AK	The Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative
AT&T Mobility	VoLTE, VoNR, VoIP, Wi-Fi calling	LTE, NR	See above	Contiguous US; AK, HI	AT&T Inc.
Bristol Bay Cellular Partnership	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	AK	BBTC Inc.
Copper Valley Telecom	VoLTE	LTE	Unknown	AK	Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc
Cordova Wireless	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	AK	Cordova Telephone
GCI Wireless	GSM, UMTS, VoLTE	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	219,000[25]	AK	GCI
Ketchikan Public Utilities	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	AK	Ketchikan Public Utilities
mobi	VoNR, VoLTE	NR, LTE	55,000[26]	HI	mobi, Inc.
OTZ Cellular	GSM	EDGE, LTE	Unknown	AK	OTZ Telephone Cooperative
TelAlaska Cellular	GSM	EDGE, LTE	Unknown	AK	American Broadband
T-Mobile	GSM, VoLTE, VoNR, VoIP, Wi-Fi calling	EDGE, LTE, NR	See above	Contiguous US; HI, PR, VI	Deutsche Telekom AG (48%) SoftBank Group Corporation (4%) free float (48%)
Verizon	VoLTE, VoNR, VoIP, Wi-Fi calling	LTE, NR	See above	Contiguous US; AK, HI	Verizon Communications Inc.

Active Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands

Operator	Voice technology	Data technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Coverage (excluding roaming)	Ownership
Claro (formerly Verizon)	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	1.6[27] (Q2 2020)	PR	América Móvil
Liberty Puerto Rico (formerly AT&T)	VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling	LTE, NR	0.9[28] (Q3 2024)	PR, VI	Liberty Latin America[29]
T-Mobile	GSM, VoLTE, VoNR,[30] VoIP, Wi-Fi calling	EDGE, LTE, NR	See above	Contiguous US; HI, PR, VI	Deutsche Telekom AG (48%) SoftBank Group Corporation (4%) free float (48%)[23]
Viya	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	VI	ATN International[31]

Active Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Guam and Northern Mariana Islands

Operator	Voice technology	Data technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Coverage (excluding roaming)	Ownership
Docomo Pacific	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE, NR	0.065[32]	GU, MP	NTT Docomo
GTA	GSM, UMTS	HSPA+, LTE, 5G	Unknown	GU	TeleGuam Holdings LLC
IT&E	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	GU, MP	IT&E Overseas, Inc

Active Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in American Samoa

Operator	Voice technology	Data technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Coverage (excluding roaming)	Ownership
ASTCA	CDMA2000	EV-DO	Unknown	AS	Government of American Samoa
Bluesky	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	0.032	AS	Amper SpA

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 (millions)	End date	Notes
Airfire Mobile	GSM	EDGE	0.02	June 2014	Acquired by U.S. Cellular.[33]
Alaska Communications	GSM, UMTS (legacy: CDMA2000[34])	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE (legacy: EV-DO[34])	0.103[35] (December 2014)	February 2015	Acquired by GCI[36]
Alltel	CDMA	CDMA2000, EV-DO	13 (at peak)	September 2013	Acquired by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility.[37]
AT&T Wireless Services	GSM	EDGE	22	October 2004	Acquired by Cingular Wireless, which later rebranded to AT&T Mobility.[38]
Big Sky Mobile	GSM	EDGE	Unknown	2017	Sold spectrum licenses to AT&T and T-Mobile and exited the business.[39]
Blaze Wireless	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	December 2019	Parent company, Pinpoint Communications, discontinued cellular service and spectrum leases through Viaero Wireless were cancelled.
Blue Wireless	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	July 2020	Exited business and sold spectrum licenses to Verizon.[40]
Bluegrass Cellular	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	0.210 (March 2021)[41]	March 2021	Acquired by Verizon.[41]
Breakaway Wireless	CDMA2000	EV-DO	Unknown	2018	Discontinued cellular service.[42]
Cellular One of East Central Illinois	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+	Unknown	January 2016	Acquired by AT&T Mobility.[43]
Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania	CDMA	CDMA2000, EV-DO	Unknown	March 2012	Acquired by Verizon Wireless.[44]
Chariton Valley Wireless	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	2021	Acquired by Verizon Wireless[45]
Chat Mobility	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	2021	Acquired by Verizon Wireless
Choice Wireless former Amerilink Wireless	GSM	EDGE	Unknown	2016	Became a T-Mobile US MVNO.
Choice Wireless ATN International	GSM, UMTS, VoLTE	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	December 2024	Choice Wireless (owned by Commnet) has stopped offering wireless service as of December 31, 2024.[46]
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]
CTC Wireless	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	2019	Exited wireless business.
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]
Illinois Valley Cellular	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	December 2023	Acquired by AT&T Mobility[61]
Indigo Wireless	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	0.0004 (2023)[62]	2023	Acquired by AT&T Mobility[62]
iWireless	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	2018	Acquired by T-Mobile US.[63]
KTC PACE	GSM	EDGE	Unknown	2015	Became an AT&T Mobility MVNO.[64]
Leap Wireless (Cricket Communications, Inc.) •Includes Cricket PAYGo & RadioShack No Contract Wireless	CDMA, GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	4.57[65] (February 2014)	2014	Acquired by AT&T Mobility.[65]
Long Lines Wireless	GSM	EDGE	0.018[66](November 2013)	December 2013	Acquired by AT&T Mobility[67]
MTA Solutions	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	2017	Discontinued cellular service.[68]
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.	CDMA	EV-DO, LTE	9.5	May 2013	Acquired by T-Mobile US.[69]
Mid-Rivers Communications	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	0.001	August 2019	Exited wireless business and sold network to Verizon Wireless.[70]
miSpot		LTE	Unknown	November 2014
MobileNation	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	0.02[18]	January 2020	Exited wireless business.[71]
Mosaic Telecom	UMTS	HSPA+, LTE	Unknown	2016	Discontinued cellular service[72]
NEP Wireless	GSM	EDGE, LTE	0.011[73] (June 2010)	September 2015	[74]
Nextel	iDEN	WiDEN	15 (Apr 2004)	2004	Acquired by Sprint.[75]
NorthwestCell	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	December 2024	Exited wireless business, customers urged to switch to Verizon.
NMobile	CDMA2000	EV-DO	Unknown	June 2018	Discontinued cellular service.[76]
nTelos	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	0.300 (September 2015)	May 2016	Acquired by Shentel[77]
Peoples Wireless	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	2015	[78]
Phoenix Communications	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA	Unknown	2018	Sold to Hillary Communications and cellular service discontinued.[79]
Pioneer Cellular	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	0.06[8] (January 2014)	2023	Discountinued cellular service.[62]
Plateau Wireless	GSM, UMTS	EDGE, HSPA+	0.042[80] (September 2014)	2014	Acquired by AT&T Mobility.[81]
Pocket Communications	CDMA2000	1xRTT	Unknown	October 2010	Merged with Cricket.[82]
PrimeCo Wireless	CDMA	Unknown	Unknown	1999	Became Verizon Wireless.[83]
Revol Wireless	CDMA	CDMA2000, EV-DO	Unknown	January 2014	Sold spectrum licenses to Sprint.[84] Subscribers transferred to Boost Mobile.[85]
Shentel •T-Mobile Affiliate [86]	VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling (legacy: CDMA2000[87])	LTE (legacy: EV-DO[87])	0.84 [88] (July 2020)	July 2021	Wireless assets acquired by T-Mobile US.[89]
Sprint Corporation •Including hosted virtual operators, and Boost Mobile	VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling (legacy: CDMA2000[87])	LTE, NR (legacy: EV-DO[87])	54.1[90] (December 2019)	April 2020	Merged with T-Mobile US on April 1, 2020.[91][92][93]
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.[94]
Syringa Wireless	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	0.00135	December 2015	Discontinued cellular service[95]
TerreStar	GSM	EDGE, HSPA	Unknown	2010	Acquired by Dish Network[96]
Triangle Mobile	CDMA2000	EV-DO, LTE	Unknown	2021	Acquired by Verizon.[97]
UScellular	VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling	LTE, NR	4.4 (Q1 2025)[98]	August 2025	Acquired by T-Mobile[99]
West Central Wireless •Including Right Wireless and Five Star Wireless	GSM, UMTS, VoLTE	EDGE, HSPA+, LTE	0.04[100] (November 2012)	August 2023	Acquired by Verizon.[101]
Westlink Wireless	GSM	EDGE	Unknown	2013	Acquired by United Wireless.[102]

See also

• List of mobile virtual network operators in the United States
• List of CDMA2000 networks
• List of UMTS networks
• List of LTE networks
• List of mobile network operators
• List of mobile network operators of the Americas
• List of mobile network operators of the Asia Pacific region