Communications

Sprint Corporate Office

Sprint Corporation, known to most as simply Sprint, was founded in 1899 as Brown Telephone Company by Jacob and Cleyson Brown. By 1925, the company merged with United Telephone and Electric.

Today, Sprint is a wireless telecommunications company that also provides internet service. The company operates in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. In addition to Sprint, the company also operates under the names Virgin Mobile, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless. Sprint is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol: S. In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $32.18 billion and employed approximately 30,000 people.

Sprint operates as a subsidiary of Softbank Group Corporation after Softbank acquired a majority share in 2013. In 2006, Sprint spun off their landline phones into a company named Embarq, which was later acquired by CenturyLink.

The company announced in July 2019 that hackers accessed customer accounts after gaining access through Samsung‘s website.

Sprint is attempting to merge with T-Mobile and began laying off employees in July 2019 in preparation. The merger is opposed by many and involves multiple lawsuits in 13 states and the District of Columbia.

Sprint

Sprint Corporation, known to most as simply Sprint, was founded in 1899 as Brown Telephone Company by Jacob and Cleyson Brown. By 1925, the company merged with United Telephone and Electric.

History

The company announced in July 2019 that hackers accessed customer accounts after gaining access through Samsung‘s website.

Cricket Wireless Corporate Office

Cricket Wireless was founded in 1999, originally as Leap Wireless, in Chicago, Illinois. The company is a prepaid cellular wireless service provider in the US.

The company has been acquired several times, most recently in 2013 by AT&T for $1.2 billion. The transaction was approved and completed in March of 2014. Cricket Wireless operates as a subsidiary. The company previously operated on a CDMA network, but since being acquired by AT&T, it is being converted to an LTE network.

Cricket Wireless now boasts that they have broader coverage than MetroPCS, Sprint, T-Mobile or Virgin Mobile. In addition to cell phone service, the company offers data, high-speed data, and coverage in Mexico and Canada for those with a plan that costs $50 a month or more.

Headquarters for Cricket Wireless are located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cricket Wireless

Cricket Wireless was founded in 1999, originally as Leap Wireless, in Chicago, Illinois. The company is a prepaid cellular wireless service provider in the US.

History

Headquarters for Cricket Wireless are located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Postmates Corporate Office

Postmates was founded in 2011 by Sam Street, Sean Plaice, and Bastian Lehmann. The company operates a courier service in nearly 3,000 US cities.

What makes Postmates different is that they will deliver almost anything from any store or restaurant to customers. Most couriers only deliver food or paperwork, but Postmates will deliver anything they can get a driver for. The company uses GPS and mobile phone apps to take orders and schedule drivers for delivery.

The company has used outside funding for start-up purposes and most recently received $80 million in Series D funding through Tiger Global Management, Spark Capital, and Slow Ventures.

As of early 2015, the company announced that it had more than 2.5 million successful deliveries and more than 13,000 couriers.

In July 2018, the company stated that it was adding more than 100 new markets to their delivery area.

The company filed for an IPO to go public in early 2019 and raised more than $700 million in early venture capital.

Headquarters for PostMates is located in San Francisco, California.

Postmates

Postmates was founded in 2011 by Sam Street, Sean Plaice, and Bastian Lehmann. The company operates a courier service in nearly 3,000 US cities.

History

The company has used outside funding for start-up purposes and most recently received $80 million in Series D funding through Tiger Global Management, Spark Capital, and Slow Ventures.

As of early 2015, the company announced that it had more than 2.5 million successful deliveries and more than 13,000 couriers.

In July 2018, the company stated that it was adding more than 100 new markets to their delivery area.

The company filed for an IPO to go public in early 2019 and raised more than $700 million in early venture capital.

Headquarters for PostMates is located in San Francisco, California.

Mediacom Cable Corporate Office

Mediacom Cable was founded by Seth Miller in 1995. The company provides internet service, cable television, and telephone service to 23 states. The company was previously publicly traded but became a privately owned company in March of 2011 and is now owned by CEO Commisso.

In April 2018, Mediacom launched in Pakistan. ShareChat, India’s social media platform that is similar to Facebook, hired MediaCom to handle its media mandate in June 2019.

The company is the 5th largest provider of cable television services in the US and serves 22 states. The company’s focus is on rural areas and small towns and is the largest broadband provider in Iowa.

The FCC ranked Mediacom one of the top 4 internet service providers who actually delivers the internet speeds that customers pay for in 2012. However, that same year, a survey done by Consumer Reports lists Mediacom as one of the worst cable providers in the nation. This, according to a survey of 50,000 persons.

Mediacom Cable has approximately 4,500 full-time employees and an annual revenue in 2009 of $1.460 billion.

Mediacom Cable

In April 2018, Mediacom launched in Pakistan. ShareChat, India’s social media platform that is similar to Facebook, hired MediaCom to handle its media mandate in June 2019.

History

Mediacom Cable has approximately 4,500 full-time employees and an annual revenue in 2009 of $1.460 billion.

TrackR Corporate Office

TrackR was founded by Chris Herbert and Christian Smith in 2009. This pair of entrepreneurs met at Santa Barbara College and shared their woes about the pain of losing items. The idea for TrackR was born.

TrackR makes devices the size of coins that can be attached to various items. The tag can then be tracked via the GPS system on smartphones. There are TrackR devices that can make your cell phone ring, even if you have it set to silent, ones that can be placed in your wallet, and tags that can be attached to pet collars.

The company is listed as #155 on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America. TrackR had a three-year growth rate of 2,541% and an annual revenue in 2014 of $2.7 million. The company has 15 employees, with 8 of these jobs being added in the past 3 years.

Track R is also listed as #14 on the Inc. list of Top Consumer Products and Services. In late 2018, the company rebranded itself as Adero.

TrackR

History

Track R is also listed as #14 on the Inc. list of Top Consumer Products and Services. In late 2018, the company rebranded itself as Adero.