Choice Wireless was a rural cell phone brand of Commnet Wireless, part of ATN International, running on Commnet’s own licensed network in the western United States. Commnet stopped offering the Choice Wireless brand as of December 31, 2024, according to Wikipedia. The company’s Choice Broadband brand continues.
Choice Wireless is gone
Commnet Wireless stopped offering its Choice Wireless brand as of December 31, 2024, according to Wikipedia. Commnet is owned by ATN International. Choice Wireless ran on Commnet’s own licensed spectrum, not on a national carrier. The choice-wireless.com site is still online, but it now promotes broadband and lists no cell phone plans or prices. It also names Choice Broadband and Choice NTUA Wireless.
If you had a Choice Wireless line
The sources name no successor carrier for Choice Wireless customers. If your number still works on Choice, contact Choice support through choice-wireless.com before you switch. The site says every customer was given a new account number by email, so use that new number when your next carrier asks for account details.
How Choice Wireless ended
- December 31, 2024: Commnet stops offering the Choice Wireless brand.
- October 13, 2026: choice-wireless.com is still online but lists no cell phone plans or prices.
Why Choice Wireless ended
The sources do not state a reason. They show that Commnet Wireless, a unit of ATN International, dropped the Choice Wireless brand at the end of 2024 while keeping its Choice Broadband brand. The current choice-wireless.com site puts broadband first and lists no phone plans. That points to a shift in focus from retail cell service to broadband, but no source we opened says this directly.
How to find who holds an old number now
- Check an old bill or payment record. It names the company that billed you last.
- Run the number through a carrier lookup tool. It shows the carrier that holds the number today.
- Call that carrier and ask for the account number and transfer PIN.
- Start the port from the new carrier. Never cancel the old line first.
Your right to keep a number
Number portability is federal law, not a carrier policy. The rule is the FCC’s: Portability: Keeping Your Phone Number When Changing Service Providers.
How we verified Choice Wireless
BestCellular.com tracks active carriers and defunct ones. We keep both, because people still search for brands that no longer exist. Every fact on this page comes from the sources listed below, and we leave a detail out when no source states it. Where sources disagree, this page says so. If you can document a correction, tell us and we will check it against the sources.
Tracked and active are different counts on this site. Choice Wireless counts in our tracked total, not in our active total, so it does not appear in tools built for live carriers.
Questions about Choice Wireless
Is Choice Wireless still available?
No. Wikipedia says Commnet stopped offering its Choice Wireless brand as of December 31, 2024. The choice-wireless.com site is still up, but it promotes broadband and lists no cell phone plans or prices.
Which network did Choice Wireless use?
Choice Wireless ran on Commnet Wireless’s own licensed network, not a national carrier. Wikipedia lists Commnet spectrum in bands 2, 4/66, 5, 12 and 71 across its service area.
What happened to Choice Wireless customers?
The sources name no successor carrier. Customers still on Choice should contact Choice support through choice-wireless.com. The site says all customers received a new account number by email, which is the number to give a new carrier.
Who owned Choice Wireless?
Choice Wireless was a brand of Commnet Wireless, which is owned by ATN International. Commnet still operates the Choice Broadband brand, and the Choice site also names Choice NTUA Wireless.
Sources
Checked October 13, 2026.
- Wikipedia: Commnet Wireless: Commnet stopped offering Choice Wireless as of December 31, 2024 (citation dated February 20, 2025); spectrum bands; ATN International parent.
- Choice Wireless: Home: Checked October 13, 2026: broadband focus, no phone plans listed, new account number notice.
Best Cellular. “Choice Wireless: What Happened,” BestCellular.com. https://bestcellular.com/choice-wireless/
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