MvNO stands for Mobile Virtual Network Operator, and is defined as a network operator or provider that does not use it's own underlying network infrastructure to provide a service to its customers. Find out more information about MvNOs and what this means for your business!

Most providers in the US would fall into this category, as most use the underlying infrastructure from five main operators:

AT&T

Sprint

T-Mobile

U.S. Cellular

Verizon

Every other network operator in the US will use one of these networks to provide their services to their customers, but may provide their own customer service, billing systems and marketing, which makes it hard to identify that they are an MvNO.

Which network is used by which mobile virtual network operator?

A comprehensive list of active US mobile virtual network operators and cell phone companies can be found below to help you understand who the underlying infrastructure would belong to for each network operator:

Brand (MvNO)	Host Network(s)
Access Wireless	Sprint
Affinity Cellular	Verizon
Airvoice Wireless	AT&T
Allvoi Wireless	Sprint
Altice Mobile	AT&T, Sprint
Armed Forces Wireless / My AF Mobile	T-Mobile
Assist Wireless	Sprint, T-Mobile
Assurance Wireless	Sprint
Beast Mobile	AT&T, Sprint
Best Cellular	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Black Wireless	AT&T
boom! MOBILE	AT&T, Verizon
Boost Mobile	Sprint
BroadBLUE	Sprint
CellNUVO	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Cellular Abroad	AT&T
China Telecom CTExcel	T-Mobile
China Unicom Cuniq US	T-Mobile
Chit Chat Mobile	Sprint
Clearway	AT&T, Verizon
Community Phone	AT&T, Sprint, and an unspecified third major network
Consumer Cellular	AT&T, T-Mobile
CREDO Mobile	Verizon
Cricket Wireless	AT&T
DataJack	Sprint
DataXoom	AT&T, Sprint, Verizon
Earth Tones	AT&T
easyGO Wireless	AT&T
EcoMobile	Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
enTouch Wireless	Verizon
Feelsafe Wireless	AT&T
Flash Wireless	Sprint, Verizon
FreedomPop	AT&T, Sprint
FreeUP Mobile	AT&T
Gen Mobile	Sprint
Global Data Telecom	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Good2Go Mobile	AT&T
Google Fi	Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular
GoSmart Mobile	T-Mobile
GreatCall	Verizon
h2o Wireless	AT&T
Harbor Mobile	AT&T, T-Mobile
Hello Mobile	Sprint
Ideal Mobile	Sprint
Internet on the Go	Sprint
Jolt Mobile	AT&T
Kajeet	Your Choice
Karma Mobility	Sprint
KidsConnect	T-Mobile
Kroger Wireless	Sprint
Ladybug Wireless	AT&T, T-Mobile
Liberty Wireless	T-Mobile
Life Wireless	AT&T
Lycamobile	T-Mobile
Madstar Mobile	Sprint
Metro by T-Mobile	T-Mobile
MetTel Mobile	AT&T, Sprint, Verizon
Mint Mobile	T-Mobile
Mobal	T-Mobile
Net10 Wireless	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile
NetBuddy	AT&T
netTALK CONNECT	T-Mobile
NetZero	Sprint
OTG Mobile	Sprint
OTR Mobile	AT&T
Page Plus Cellular	Verizon
Patriot Mobile	Sprint
Pix Wireless	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Pond Mobile	Sprint
Proven Services	Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Pulse Cellular	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Puppy Wireless	Sprint, Verizon
Pure TalkUSA	AT&T
Q Link Wireless	Sprint
Ready Mobile	Verizon
Red Pocket Mobile	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Republic Wireless	Sprint, T-Mobile
Roam Mobility	T-Mobile
RuraLTE	AT&T
SafeLink Wireless	T-Mobile
SafetyNet Wireless	Sprint, T-Mobile
Scratch Wireless	Sprint
Seawolf Wireless	T-Mobile
Selectel Wireless	Verizon
Simple Mobile	T-Mobile
Spectrum Mobile	Verizon
SpeedTalk Mobile	T-Mobile
StandUp Wireless	T-Mobile
Straight Talk	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Stream Wireless	Sprint
TAG Mobile	Sprint, T-Mobile
Telcel América	T-Mobile
Tello Mobile	Sprint
Teltik	T-Mobile
Tempo Telecom	Sprint,
Tempo Telecom [Lifeline]	Sprint,
TerraCom Wireless	Sprint, Verizon
TextNow	Sprint, T-Mobile
Ting	Sprint, T-Mobile
Total Wireless	Verizon
Tracfone	AT&T, T-Mobile
TruConnect	T-Mobile
Twigby	Sprint
Ultra Mobile	T-Mobile
Unreal Mobile	AT&T, Sprint
US Mobile	T-Mobile, Verizon
Virgin Mobile USA	Sprint
Visible	Verizon
Walmart Family Mobile	T-Mobile
Wing	AT&T, Sprint
Xfinity Mobile	Verizon
ZillaTalk	AT&T
Zing Wireless	AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
ZIP SIM	T-Mobile

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