Cricket expands network in Houston

No, you can’t call this the Leap/MetroPCS blog…yet. They do happen to be two prepaid carriers that constantly make news, though, so it makes sense that we touch on them frequently. Nothing big went down today, but Cricket has announced that they’re adding coverage in the Houston area. This comes along Interstate 10, heading both east and west from Houston.

This will coincide with the opening of seven new retail outlets in the area in early 2008. There were no specifics on exactly how far they expanded service, but if they’re adding seven stores, it must be significant enough.

Either that, or they’ve been getting complaints from commuters about dropped coverage, and think that this small fix will be enough to bolster their business.

In any event, we love to see the expansion. We also love to see merger talks. According to TeleGeography, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that a Metro-Leap merger could still be in the cards after the 700 MHz auction. We wish we could confirm this, but we don’t have a subscription to the WSJ.

[Houston Business Journal]

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