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To: Clint E. who wrote (25881)	4/3/2000 7:53:00 PM
From: Clint E.	Respond to of 68217

Monday April 3, 7:30 am EST, LWIN to Acquire Operating Licenses in Buffalo, Syracuse Cricket Portfolio Expands to the Northeast SAN DIEGO, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless communications carrier Leap Wireless International, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWIN - news) today announced that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to purchase PCS operating licenses in Buffalo and Syracuse, N.Y., for an undisclosed amount. Leap expects to finalize a binding agreement by May 1, 2000. The agreement, if executed, will give Leap the right to add approximately two million POPs (potential customers) to the Company's holdings for use by its domestic subsidiary, Cricket Communications, Inc. The acquisition will be subject to certain conditions including approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). ``We're pleased to add Buffalo and Syracuse to the Cricket portfolio,' said Susan G. Swenson, president and chief operating officer of Leap and president and chief executive officer of Cricket. ``We're excited about introducing simple, affordable, Cricket(SM) service to people who've never used a mobile phone before.'