With a commitment to
predictability, simplicity and value as the foundation of its
business, Leap pioneered Cricket(R) service, a simple and affordable
wireless alternative to traditional landline service.
Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and has operations in fifteen countries
including Anguilla, Antigua + Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Curacao, The
Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts + Nevis, St.

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As vice president, finance and treasurer , Luvisa
was responsible for corporate funding, lender relations, cash
management, loan administration and risk management.digicelgroup.

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"We are very excited to have Doug leading Leap at this very
important stage for the Company amid the rapidly evolving wireless
communications industry," said Mark H.

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, is a customer-focused
company providing innovative mobile wireless services that are
targeted to meet the needs of customers who are under-served by
traditional communications companies. Digicel 's commitment represents the most significant, single corporate
investment ever made in Haitian sport and in the National League's history. Football fans that support their local clubs throughout
Haiti will experience football action at the top venues in the nation and
through interactive mobile technology that brings Haitian fans closer to the
game and to their football heroes.

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Cricket(R)
service offers customers unlimited anytime minutes within the
Cricket(R) calling area over a high-quality, all-digital CDMA network. Our actual
results could differ materially from those stated or implied by such
forward -looking statements due to risks and uncertainties associated
with our business.

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Prior to Hutcheson 's appointment, William Freeman, Leap's previous
CEO, resigned as an officer and director to pursue other
opportunities.

The forward-looking statements should be considered in the context
of these risk factors.com for more information on Digicel


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com

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news
release contains "forward-looking statements" reflecting management's
current forecast of certain aspects of Leap's future. Some
forward-looking statements can be identified by forward-looking words
such as "believe," "think," "may," "could," "will," "estimate ,"
"continue," "anticipate," "intend," "seek," "plan," "expect,"
"should," "would" and similar expressions. This news release is based
on current information, which we have assessed but which by its nature
is dynamic and subject to rapid and even abrupt changes.

Leap and the Leap logo design are trademarks of Leap Wireless
International, Inc.

Digicel Announces Sponsorship of the Haitian Football Federation

Paul Berne, Haitian
Secretary of State for Youth, Sports and Civil Services , said, "Digicel's
landmark investment in Haitian football marks a new era for the Football
Federation and a very positive development for Haiti.
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(OTCBB:LEAP), a leading provider of innovative and
value-driven wireless communications services, today announced that
the Company has appointed S.
Leap also announced that the Company has named Dean Luvisa as
acting CFO and treasurer. Luvisa was responsible for the recent successful
refinancing of the Company's 13-percent notes through its January 2005
credit facilities. "During this
period, Leap emerged from bankruptcy , launched new services and
products, and completed the syndication of significant new credit
facilities .
Operating in 39 markets in 20 states stretching from New York to
California, Cricket(R) service is available to customers in more than
840 different municipalities. Investors and prospective investors are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements. Cricket +1, Cricket +2, Cricket Unlimited,
Cricket Multi Value Plan, and Cricket Clicks are trademarks of Cricket
Communications , Inc. Ghada Gebara, CEO of Digicel Haiti.

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Hutcheson most
recently served as the Company's president and chief financial officer
(CFO), where he led the Company through its financial restructuring.
Rachesky, M. Hutcheson also held the position of chief strategy officer for
Leap."
The Company also announced that it has initiated a search for a
new CFO.

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D. We
congratulate him on his new appointment and look forward to his
efforts to further increase shareholder value.

About Leap

Leap, headquartered in San Diego, Calif.

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"
Prior to his position as president and CFO of Leap , Hutcheson held
several positions with the Company, including executive vice president
and CFO , and senior vice president and CFO, a position he assumed in
2002. While at QUALCOMM, Hutcheson led multiple
teams negotiating financing agreements, equipment purchases and joint
ventures throughout the world.
At a recent gala to celebrate the new partnership between Digicel and the
Haitian Football Federation in Port Au Prince, Mr."
Digicel was awarded a GSM license to operate in Haiti in June 2005.

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Hutcheson earned a bachelor's degree in
mechanical engineering from California State Polytechnic University,
San Luis Obispo and obtained a master's degree in business
administration from the University of California, Irvine, where he
graduated Beta Gamma Sigma.

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Luvisa, who most recently served as the
Company's vice president, finance and treasurer, has been with the
Company since 1998. Rachesky. The company's passion
for delivering innovative technology and providing superior mobile phone
services has earned Digicel phenomenal success over the past five years.
The company is the lead sponsor of Caribbean sports teams including the
West Indies Cricket Team, Special Olympics teams across the Caribbean and is
title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Football Union Cup, which involves over
30 Caribbean countries and is an important qualifier towards the CONCACAF Gold
Cup.

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Business Editors/Telecommunications Writers

SAN DIEGO----Leap Wireless
International , Inc., Leap's
Chairman. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
include, but are not limited to:

our ability to attract and retain customers in an extremely
competitive marketplace;

our ability to attract, motivate and/or retain an experienced
workforce;

changes in economic conditions that could adversely affect the
market for wireless services;

failure of network systems to perform according to
expectations;

failure of the Federal Communications Commission to approve
the transfers to Cricket Licensee (Reauction ), Inc.
By offering innovative wireless services and community support, Digicel
has become a leading brand in the Caribbean and has placed the region at the
cutting edge of wireless communications .

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We
are confident that with this passion, Digicel is the right partner to grow
Haitian football .
Digicel will connect with fans by producing multifaceted promotional and
viewing experiences .

Established in 1904, the Haitian Football Federation is one of the oldest
in the region . "From the
onset of being awarded a mobile license in Haiti, we expressed our commitment
to make an important contribution to the growth and development of Haiti's
economy and society.

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Digicel intends
to expand to the French West Indies islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe and
French Guiana with the acquisition of Bouygues Telecom Caraibe, subject to all
the appropriate and necessary approvals.

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Historical Investment Made in Multi-Million Dollar
Deal to Grow Haitian Football

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Digicel, the fastest
growing mobile telecommunications operator in the Caribbean that is preparing
to transform wireless communication services in Haiti , has announced an
unprecedented multi-million dollar sponsorship agreement with the Haitian
Football Federation (HFF). With
investments in the region at US$1 billion, Digicel operates in 15 countries
across the Caribbean and employs over 1500 people of which 92 percent are
Caribbean nationals .

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Prior to joining Leap when it was spun-out from QUALCOMM
Incorporated in September 1998, Hutcheson established and led the
marketing and international operations group in QUALCOMM's wireless
infrastructure division. Cricket is a registered trademark of Cricket
Communications, Inc.

Sevi Lwa is also called Vodun, Voodoo, Woodoo, Voudou, or Budu -- names that come from an African word for 'spirit.

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Leap Appoints S. Douglas Hutcheson as Chief Executive Officer President and Director; Company Names Dean Luvisa as Acting Chief Financial Officer

Prior to joining
Leap, Luvisa was director of project finance at QUALCOMM, where he was
responsible for vendor financing activities worldwide."
As a result of the partnership and sponsorship investment, 16 football
teams and 550 football players from across the country will begin competing in
Les Championnats de Digicel Division One.

' Vodun's diaspora roots go back to the West African people who brought their religion with them when they were forcibly enslaved in Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, and other islands in the West Indies.

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"We would like to thank Bill for the contributions he made to Leap
during his tenure with the Company," said Dr. We welcome Digicel's participation in the Haitian community
and look forward to a long and rewarding relationship.
It is the largest GSM operator in the region.
Lucia, St.

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Digicel will supply new equipment
and playing kits to all league teams and referees as well as additional
training equipment for the National Senior Team.
"Football is the passion of the nation and our involvement will encourage
great performances, support future football legends, and play a role in
advancing the sport," said Ms. Digicel takes enormous pride in becoming the official
main sponsor of Haitian football . We are very excited about launching in
Haiti and greatly enthused by the warm welcome we have been receiving from the
community. In five years, Digicel has
become renowned for competitive rates , unbeatable coverage, superior customer
care, a wide variety of products and services, and state -of-the-art handsets.

The ancient religions and divination systems that developed in West Africa among the Ewe, Fon, Kaye, and Tchamba people of Dahomey, Togo, and Benin, focusing on worship of the Loas (Lwa).

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"Doug's multifaceted experience, financial expertise and
success in creating value make him uniquely suited to lead the Company
and to strengthen its role as a leader in the wireless industry . We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. Affiliated to FIFA in 1933, they have been taking part in
regional international competition - when circumstances allow - for near-on
three -quarters of a century. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad + Tobago.

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License of the respective licenses for which each entity was
the winning bidder in Auction #58;

global political unrest, including the threat or occurrence of
war or acts of terrorism; and

other factors detailed in the section entitled "Risk Factors"
included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three
months ended September 30 , 2004, and in our other SEC filings.
The initial four-year partnership with the HFF is designed to grow Haitian
football to its true potential in advance of Digicel's imminent launch in
Haiti .

Like most African Traditional Religions, Vodun is currently practiced under several names on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Douglas ("Doug") Hutcheson as chief
executive officer (CEO), president and director. Luvisa earned a
bachelor's degree in economics from Arizona State University,
graduating summa cum laude and an MBA in finance from the Wharton
School at the University of Pennsylvania.
We wish Bill luck on his future professional endeavors. For more information, please visit
www.

About Digicel
Since its launch in 2001, Digicel has become the fastest growing wireless
telecommunications operator in the Caribbean.

In the Western Hemisphere, Vodou has also been influenced by the Kongo and Bantu cultures of the Congo River Basin; by the indigenous Arawaks, Caribs and Tainos; and, to some extent, by the Roman Catholicism of the colonizing French.

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