Lightyear Wireless Review and Profile

Lightyear Wireless is a telecomm service based MLM company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded by Sherman Henderson, the parent company Lightyear Network Solutions is a publicly traded company ( OTC: LYNS ) that was launched in 1993.

Lightyear wireless representatives are able to sell cell phones and offer wireless phone service through a relationship with the Sprint and Verizon networks.

The opportunity website is located at MyLightYear.com and outlines the specifics of the wireless business opportunity. The basic pitch is that members receive up to 10% per month of the wireless phone bill of everyone they refer.

Lightyear Wireless is an MVNO ( mobile virtual network operator ). An MVNO is a company that provides wireless mobile phone service but does not itself own any licensed frequencies, and most often does not have the infrastructure to operate a mobile telephone service. MVNOs can be loosely referred to as resellers.

Marketing Tools:

Once enrolled, Lightyear representatives receive a retail site ( online wireless store ), a recruiting site, and access to the main site ( representative login / additional products / company back office ). Marketing materials include flyers, brochures, pre-made banner ads, autoresponders and tracking software. Some materials are only available if the representative enrolls under the “Gold” package.

Enrollment Fees

The basic enrollment fee is $49.99 for the sales kit, which includes your first month of the web marketing suite and qualifies you for commission opportunities. For $299 members may enroll in the “Gold” package, which includes the marketing suite, qualifies for all commission opportunities and marketing materials, and representative starts with the rank “Senior Manager”. There is an additional $25 web activation fee