Dubbed “Freedom Calls,” the campaign stars 75-year-old actor Ted Danson sharing stories of how people age 55 and older are enjoying leisure activities in their newfound free time. “When freedom calls, we're here to answer,” Danson declares in a new commercial. Video Player is loading. This is a modal window.

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The voice of the campaign is one of the most aspirational figures of the 55+ demo, cultural icon Ted Danson. Ted has starred in Consumer Cellular spots before, but these will have a completely new look and feel.

Consumer Cellular TV Spot, 'Freedom Calls: Ryan & Brenda' Featuring Ted Danson - iSpot.tv.

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GTCR After a bidding war that involved Dish Network, Altice USA, Ultra Mobile, a group led by Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton and others, Chicago private equity company GTCR has purchased Consumer Cellular for around $2.3 billion.

Consumer cellular does not work internationally, no matter what they say.

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Consumer Cellular TV Spot, 'Freedom Calls: Marcus' Featuring Ted Danson.

Consumer Cellular coverage also does not include an unlimited plan for data. This makes the service difficult for customers not wanting a limit on how much data they can use. Lastly, Consumer Cellular reviews are mostly negative, the majority of them highlighting poor customer service.

The company is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), meaning it leases service from another carrier. In Consumer Cellular's case, those carriers are AT&T and T-Mobile. It offers unlimited talk time and texting in all its plans, with data plans from 1 gigabyte (GB) to unlimited data for $20 to $55 per month.

In October 1995, with the fledgling wireless industry serving primarily business users and a few early adopters of cellular technology, co-founders John Marick and Greg Pryor launched Consumer Cellular with a vision of making the convenience and safety of cellphones accessible - and affordable - for everyone.