TracFone Wireless

TracFone Wireless, Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Telecommunications
Predecessor	Topp Telecom, Inc.
Founded	1996, in Miami, Florida, United States
Headquarters	Miami, Florida, United States
Number of locations	90,000 retail locations
Area served	United States (including Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico)
Products	Clearway Wireless for Business; Claro Enterprise Solutions; GoSmart Mobile; Net10 Wireless (Defunct, merged into SIMPLE Mobile); Page Plus Cellular; SafeLink Wireless; SIMPLE Mobile; Straight Talk Wireless; Telcel América (Defunt); Total by Verizon; Tracfone; Walmart Family Mobile;
Services	Prepaid mobile virtual network operator
Net income	7,000
Number of employees	400+ (2008)
Parent	Verizon Communications
Website	www.tracfonewirelessinc.com
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TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TFWI) is an American prepaid, no-contract mobile phone provider. TFWI is a subsidiary of Verizon Communications, and offers products and services under several brands. It operates as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), holding agreements with the three largest United States wireless network operators to provide service: AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US, and Verizon.

In 2021, Verizon acquired TracFone Wireless, Inc. from Mexico-based América Móvil (owner of Claro) in a deal worth up to $6.9 billion, involving 20 million subscribers. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on November 22, 2021, and closed the following day.

In 2022, the TracFone portfolio of brands, including Straight Talk, Safelink, and Total by Verizon, became part of the Verizon Value organization, led by Angie Klein. The organization is part of Verizon's Consumer Group and houses its value and prepaid brands.

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