2.2.0.7 false The Company 0201 - Disclosure - The Company true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 The Company [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_GeneralPoliciesAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 The Company 1 us-gaap_NatureOfOperations us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%">  <div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"> </font></b> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0pt; font-size: 1pt"></div> <div align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"> </font></b> </div> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: transparent; text-align: left"> <tr> <td width="8%"></td> <td width="92%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Note 1.  </font></b> </td> <td> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The Company</font></b> </td> </tr> </table> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Leap Wireless International, Inc. (“Leap”), a Delaware corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is a wireless communications carrier that offers digital wireless services in the United States under the “Cricket<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">®</sup>” brand. Cricket service offerings provide customers with unlimited wireless services for a flat rate without requiring a fixed-term contract or a credit check. The Company’s primary service is Cricket Wireless, which offers customers unlimited wireless voice and data services for a flat monthly rate. Leap conducts operations through its subsidiaries and has no independent operations or sources of income other than interest income and through dividends, if any, from its subsidiaries. Cricket service is offered by Cricket Communications, Inc. (“Cricket”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Leap. Cricket service is also offered in Oregon by LCW Wireless Operations, LLC (“LCW Operations”); in the upper Midwest by Denali Spectrum Operations, LLC (“Denali Operations”); and, commencing October 1, 2010, in South Texas by STX Wireless Operations, LLC (“STX Operations”). </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Cricket owns an indirect 100% interest in LCW Operations through its 100% interest in LCW Wireless, LLC (“LCW Wireless”). Cricket acquired the remaining 5.4% of the membership interests of LCW Wireless on August 25, 2010, resulting in LCW Wireless and its subsidiaries becoming wholly owned subsidiaries of Cricket. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Cricket owns an indirect 82.5% non-controlling interest in Denali Operations through an 82.5% non-controlling interest in Denali Spectrum, LLC (“Denali”). Denali was structured to qualify as a designated entity under Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) regulations. On September 21, 2010, Cricket entered into an agreement with Denali Spectrum Manager, LLC (“DSM”) to purchase DSM’s 17.5% controlling interest in Denali. Upon the closing of the transaction, Denali and its subsidiaries will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Cricket. In addition, on September 21, 2010, Denali entered into an agreement to contribute all of its spectrum outside its Chicago and Southern Wisconsin operating markets and a related spectrum lease to Savary Island Wireless, LLC (“Savary Island”), a newly formed venture, in exchange for an 85% non-controlling interest. Denali will retain spectrum and assets relating to its Chicago and Southern Wisconsin operating markets. The closings of both transactions are subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the FCC, and the closing of Cricket’s acquisition of DSM’s controlling interest in Denali is subject to the prior closing of the Savary Island transaction. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Cricket owns an indirect 75.75% controlling interest in STX Operations through a 75.75% interest in STX Wireless, LLC (“STX Wireless”). STX Wireless is a joint venture created by Cricket and various entities doing business as Pocket Communications (“Pocket”) to provide Cricket service in the South Texas region. On October 1, 2010, the Company and Pocket contributed substantially all of their respective wireless spectrum and operating assets in the South Texas region to the venture, with Cricket receiving a 75.75% controlling interest and Pocket receiving a 24.25% non-controlling interest. Commencing October 1, 2010, STX Wireless began providing Cricket wireless service in South Texas with a network footprint covering 4.4 million potential customers (“POPs”). </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> For more information regarding the transactions described above, see “Note 7. Significant Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other Agreements.” </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: transparent"> Leap, Cricket and their subsidiaries and consolidated joint ventures, including LCW Wireless, Denali and STX Wireless, are collectively referred to herein as the “Company.” </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Describes the nature of an entity's business, the major products or services it sells or provides and its principal markets, including the locations of those markets. If the entity operates in more than one business, the disclosure also indicates the relative importance of its operations in each business and the basis for the determination (for example, assets, revenues, or earnings). 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