I think virgin group does own the UK service. Apparently they did VM USA as a joint venture with sprint and then sprint bought them out. The rest appear to be f

I think virgin group does own the UK service. Apparently they did VM USA as a joint venture with sprint and then sprint bought them out. The rest appear to be franchise/licensing agreements. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Virgin_Mobile https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Virgin_Mobile