Sometimes people need to see a cell phone company list to get a better idea of their many options when it comes to mobile phone service.
Many people don't even know that there are small mom and pop cell phone companies who often can provide competitive rates as well. As of this printing, there are more than 75 cell phone carriers in the US (including those companies which only carry spectrum licenses).
But this cell phone directory should help you identify where all the cell phone companies in fact are, botth large and small in your area. You can get cell phone plans cheap, just by locating a cellphone company on this list that you've never even heard of.
A Complete List of Cell Phone Service Companies by City/State for 2012 in the US
If your US city isn't listed, choose from the closest city in your state:
Carriers on this complete list in italics are actually spectrum owners/holders and do not technically operate in this state by the time of this publication.
Check with the carrier to see if they are planning any new service coverage or cell phone service.
Alabama/Birmingham (AL)
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T Mobile
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Cricket
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ATT
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Verizon
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Sprint
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Southern Linc Wireless
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Barat
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Comcast
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Frontier
Alabama/Huntsville (AL)
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Corr Wireless
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T Mobile
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Cricket
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ATT
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Verizon
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Sprint
-
Southern Linc Wireless
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Barat
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Comcast
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Frontier
Alaska/Anchorage (AK)
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ATT
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Sprint
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T MOBILE
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GCI
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Alaska Communication
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Frontier Wireless
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Triad AWS
Alaska/Juneau (AK)
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ATT
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Sprint
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T MOBILE
-
GCI
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Alaska Communication
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Frontier Wireless
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Triad AWS
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Ketchickan Public Utilities
Arizona/Phoenix(AZ)
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Cricket
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Frontier Wireless
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Commnet Wireless
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ATT
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Sprint
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VZ
Arizona/Tucson (AZ)
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Cricket
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Frontier Wireless
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ATT
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Sprint
-
VZ
Arkansas/Littlerock (AR)
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VZ
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Cricket
-
ATT
-
Century Tel
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Comcast
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Frontier Wireless
California/Bakersfield (CA)
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ATT
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VZ
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T MOBILE
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Metro PCS
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Entertainment Unlimited
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Qualcomm
California/Fresno (CA)
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Sprint
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Cricket
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ATT
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T MOBILE
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VZ
-
Comcast
-
Frontier Wireless
California/Los Angeles
(CA)
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T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Qualcomm
California/Modesto
(CA)
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T Mobile
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ATT
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Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Cricket
-
Qualcomm
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Comcast
California/Monterey
(CA)
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T Mobile
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ATT
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Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Qualcomm
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Comcast
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Cavalier Wireless
California/Napa County
(CA)
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T Mobile
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ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Qualcomm
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Comcast
California/Oakland
(CA)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Qualcomm
California/Sacramento
(CA)
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T Mobile
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ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Comcast
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Frontier Wireless
California/San Diego
(CA)
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T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Cricket
-
Qualcomm
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Frontier Wireless
California/San Francisco
(CA)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Cricket
-
Qualcomm
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Frontier Wireless
California/Santa Clara
(CA)
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T Mobile
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ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Qualcomm
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Comcast
California/Santa Barbara
(CA)
-
T Mobile
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ATT
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Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Qualcomm
California/Santa Cruz
(CA)
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T Mobile
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ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Qualcomm
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Comcast
Colorado/Colorado Springs
(CO)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Cricket
-
Comcast
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Frontier Wireless
Colorado/Denver
(CO)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Cricket
-
Comcast
-
Frontier Wireless
Connecticut/Bridgeport
(CT)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Qualcomm
Connecticut/Hartford
(CT)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Qualcomm
Connecticut/New Haven
(CT)
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T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Qualcomm
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MCG PCS
Delaware/Dover
(DE)
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T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Cricket
-
Qualcomm
Delaware/Dover
(DE)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
-
Cricket
-
Qualcomm
Delaware/Wilmington
(DE)
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T Mobile
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ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Cricket
-
Qualcomm
Washington, DC
(DC)
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T Mobile
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ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Cricket
-
Qualcomm
Florida, Daytona Beach, Fort Lauderdale
(FL)
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T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Frontier Wireless
Florida, Fort Myers
(FL)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
-
Frontier Wireless
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Continuum 700
Florida, Jacksonville
(FL)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
-
Southern Linc Wireless
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Frontier Wireless
Florida, Lakeland
(FL)
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T Mobile
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ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Frontier Wireless
Florida, Melbourne, Miami, Orlando
(FL)
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T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Southern Linc Wireless
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Frontier Wireless
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Cox Wireless
Florida, Saint Petersburg
(FL)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Southern Linc Wireless
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Frontier Wireless
Florida, Sarasota
(FL)
-
T Mobile
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ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
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Frontier Wireless
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Continuum 700
Florida, Saint Tallahassee
(FL)
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T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Southern Linc Wireless
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Frontier Wireless
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Comcast
Florida, Tampa
(FL)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Frontier Wireless
Florida, West Palm Beach
(FL)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
-
Frontier Wireless
Georgia, Atlanta/Agusta
(GA)
-
T Mobile
-
ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Metro PCS
-
Southern Linc Wireless
-
Frontier Wireless
-
Cox Wireless
Georgia, Atlanta
(GA)
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T Mobile
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ATT
-
Sprint
-
VZ
-
Cricket
-
Southern Linc Wireless
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Frontier Wireless
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Public Service PCS
Georgia, Macon
(GA)
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T Mobile
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ATT
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Sprint
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VZ
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Cricket
-
Metro PCS
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Southern Linc Wireless
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Frontier Wireless
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Cox Wireless
Georgia, Pooler (Savannah)
(GA)
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T Mobile
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ATT
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Sprint
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VZ
-
Cricket
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Southern Linc Wireless
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Nextwave Wireless
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Frontier Wireless
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Continuum 700