Cricket Introduces Samsung MyShot II with Customized Cricket MyHomeScreen

Offers Premium Features in a Value Priced Phone and Introduces Personalized
Homescreen
SAN DIEGO & DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
Cricket Communications, Inc.,a leading provider of unlimited wireless services
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc.
(NASDAQ:LEAP), and Samsung Telecommunications America, (Samsung Mobile) a
leading mobile phone distributor in the U.S., today announced the availability
of the Samsung MyShot II SCH-r460. The next generation of the Samsung MyShot,
available to Cricket customers since April 2008, the MyShot II is a stylish flip
phone that is available at an affordable price and optimized with popular
features; including an MP3 music player with a microSD slot for removable
memory, stereo Bluetooth, a large display, a 1.3 megapixel camera and Mobile
Web.

It will also be the first Cricket phone to offer MyHomeScreen, which provides
customers with a fully personalized home screen with widgets to quickly access
their account information, favorite Internet content including news, weather,
sports, social networking, and shop for downloads.

"The MyShot II provides Cricket customers with high-end features at a value
price," said Jeff Toig, vice president of product marketing for Cricket. "This
device provides an all-in-one solution with customized quick access to Internet
content, a camera and music player. It is ideal for a customer who wants all of
the features and functionality of a more expensive phone, without the high price
tag."

Cricket MyHomeScreen will be available on select future handsets. The Samsung
MyShot II is immediately available at Cricket retail stores and dealers for
$159.99. For more information, please visit www.mycricket.com or
www.samsung.com.

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 32 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.

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.

About Samsung Telecommunications America

Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and
telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information,
please visit www.samsungmobileusa.com.

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,
telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2008
consolidated sales of US$96 billion. Employing approximately 164,600 people in
179 offices across 61 countries, the company consists of two business units:
Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the
fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of
digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information,
please visit www.samsung.com.

Cricket Communications, Inc.
Greg Lund, Media Relations
858-882-9105
glund@cricketcommunications.com
or
MWW Group for Samsung Mobile
Makenzie Blythe
214-414-3331
mblythe@mww.com

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