Today, the Rensselaer Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration for a new Cricket Wireless location in Albany. Albany County Executive Dan McCoy, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, and Albany Treasurer Darius Shahinfar helped Cricket Wireless District Manager Jonathan Lonczak cut the ribbon at the new location in Westgate Plaza. This is the second location to open in Albany; other local stores are located across the river in Troy.
Cricket Wireless is a national franchise with local retailers owned by MobileLink USA. MobileLink is the largest Cricket dealer in the US, with 183 locations nationally, including stores in TX, WI, IL, VA, PA, NC, TN, FL, AR, NV, CO, and NY. Cricket Wireless is a no contract carrier that offers affordable prepaid phones and plans.
There are currently five locations in the Capital Region, with 18 employees, and Lonczak said the company expects to expand to 10 locations soon.
In 2013, AT&T acquired Cricket Wireless, expanding the telecommunications company’s reach, and in turn, giving Cricket customers access to more coverage because they have access to a stronger network. At this point, Cricket customers are expected to remain Cricket customers.
This is a family owned business that is extremely interested in attending events to benefit the local community and create brand awareness. Past community involvement includes the GE Kids Day, Hannaford Kidz Expo, Jerry Burrell Park Stop the Violence event and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes in Troy.
Photos of the ribbon-cutting celebration can be found here.
Cricket Wireless is located in Westgate Plaza at 911 Central Avenue. For more information about the business, please visit their website at www.cricketwireless.com.
