Leap Wireless International, Inc. [NASDAQ: LEAP], a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, today announced the appointments of Bill Ingram as senior vice president, financial operations and strategy and Steve Martin as acting chief accounting officer. In his new role, Ingram will assume a senior leadership position assisting in the management of the Company's finance and accounting functions and overseeing the Company’s strategic activities. Martin will be responsible for Leap’s accounting, financial reporting and tax functions. Both will report to Leap’s chief executive officer and president Doug Hutcheson. Grant Burton, who has served as Leap’s chief accounting officer and controller since June 2005, will assume a new role as vice president, financial systems and process reporting to Ingram.

“Bill and Steve have brought a wealth of experience to Leap and I am delighted to welcome them to these new positions to assist in the leadership of the finance and accounting activities of the Company,” said Hutcheson. “Both were among the resources we brought in to augment our finance and accounting team during the Company’s search for a chief financial officer and have made a substantial impact. We have made significant progress in our CFO search and expect to announce a new CFO in the coming weeks. I want to thank Grant for his efforts as chief accounting officer and controller and look forward to his continuing contributions to the business.”

Ingram has more than 20 years experience in leading telecommunications and technology businesses. He most recently served as president and CEO of Nuera Communications, Inc. in San Diego, Calif. (now AudioCodes, Inc.), an IP voice company that designs and produces telecommunications equipment for converged packet networks. Nuera was the successor company to Pacific Communication Sciences, Inc. where Bill was Chief Operating Officer of the Clarity Products Division. He holds a master’s of business administration degree from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree in economics from Stanford University. He has worked as a consultant to Leap since August 2007.

Martin is a senior finance professional with more than 20 years experience in both public accounting and private industry and most recently served as vice president and chief financial officer of Stratagene Corporation. Prior to Stratagene, Steve served as controller at Gen-Probe Incorporated, as vice president, finance at Nuera Communications, Inc., as vice president, controller at Aldila Golf Corp. and as a senior audit manager at Deloitte & Touche. He is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor’s of science degree in accounting from San Diego State University. He has worked as a consultant to Leap since October 2007.

About Leap

Leap provides innovative, high-value wireless services to a fast-growing, young and ethnically diverse customer base. With the value of unlimited wireless services as the foundation of its business, Leap pioneered its Cricket service. The Company and its joint ventures now operate in 23 states and hold licenses in 35 of the top 50 U.S. markets. Through its affordable, flat-rate service plans, Cricket offers customers a choice of unlimited voice, text, data and mobile Web services. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Leap is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “LEAP.” For more information, please visit www.leapwireless.com.