. >> ms. itkin. >> thank you for the invitation to testify. my name is laurie itkin and i am with cricket communications. cricket has been around for 10 years and we have become the seventh largest carrier in the united states. what that means is that we have invested billions of dollars in building our own network. we currently have over 4 million subscribers. cricket serves consumers who have been left behind by the larger carriers. our customers tend to be more ethnically diverse and lower income than the larger customers. cricket pioneered the unlimited flat rate all you can eat service with no long-term contract, no credit check and no early termination fee. our customers talk and text much more than the average. i think that is what happens when you offer all you can eat pricing. for an example, or $40 plant includes unlimited local and long-distance calling and unlimited text messaging. i am also -- i want to state that i believe that cricket puts pricing pressure on carriers in every market we enter. i am pleased to announce next week c