Consumer Cellular Renews Successful Partnership With The National Parks Conservation Association

PORTLAND, Ore. – Consumer Cellular, the number one rated cellphone service for the fourth consecutive year and exclusive wireless provider for AARP members, will continue its partnership with the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). Through its paperless billing campaign, implemented in 2011, Consumer Cellular has directly supported the NPCA’s mission to protect and enhance America’s national parks for the past four years.

“As an organization we are continually looking for ways to become even more eco-friendly,” said John Marick, CEO of Consumer Cellular. “It’s why we’ve been so thrilled with our paperless billing initiative – we’re able to partner with our customers to reduce our environmental impact while supporting NPCA in their work preserving America’s national parks.”

For every new and existing customer who enrolls in the paperless billing program, Consumer Cellular will donate $5 to the NPCA, pledging to donate up to $150,000. As of May 2014, Consumer Cellular has donated nearly $500,000 since the partnership began and reported that 90% of subscribers have switched to a paper saving billing method.

“NPCA is pleased that we are renewing our partnership with Consumer Cellular, which donates valuable dollars to our work to protect our national parks,” said Clark Bunting, NPCA’s CEO and President.

In addition to the paperless billing campaign, Consumer Cellular pursues a wide range of socially responsible and sustainable business practices designed to reduce its impact on the environment. This support of green initiatives won the company a spot among Oregon Business magazine’s 100 Best Green Companies to Work For in Oregon in 2014. Learn more about the company’s commitment to sustainability and its paperless cell phone billing options at consumercellular.com.

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About National Parks Conservation Association
Since 1919, the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has been the leading voice in safeguarding our national parks. NPCA and its more than one million members and supporters work together to protect and preserve our nation’s natural, historical, and cultural heritage for future generations. For more information, visit www.npca.org.

About Consumer Cellular
Consumer Cellular is the exclusive wireless provider for AARP members and a top-rated carrier that provides no-contract cellphones and service plans to those 50+. Founded in 1995 on the belief that everyone should have affordable access to the safety and convenience of cellular service, Consumer Cellular is privately held with more than 1,000 employees. The Portland, Ore.-based company utilizes the nation’s largest voice and data network, which covers more than 300 million people – or 97 percent of the US population. Consumer Cellular’s wireless phones and plans are sold nationwide at leading retailers such as Sears, Target and RadioShack dealer franchise locations, as well as direct to consumers at www.consumercellular.com or (888) 345-5509. The company has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list for five years in a row and received the No. 1 rating in PC Magazine’s 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards survey.

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