Wireless Zone franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.26 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$1,000 to $25,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

22% · Sliding scale of monthly Gross Profit: 22% on the first $5,000 of Gross Profit in a month, decreasing for each additional $5,000 tier, down to 9% on Gross Profit above $100,000/month

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

$120/month Software License/POS fee (includes up to 6 POS licenses), plus a pro-rata share (currently ~10% or less) of the vendor's monthly program fee

Other fees

Not captured

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$265,000 - $725,000: estimate for startup expenses, supplies, certain inventory (including up-front fixed payments for wireless devices), and payroll during the first 3 months; excludes royalties, insurance, security deposit/rent, and personal living expenses.

Fees sourceFDD p.17 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.26 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average/median Gross Revenue, Gross Profit, Weighted Average Gross Margin %, and Average Net Postpay Activations & Upgrades per Store, broken out by quintile (ranked by Gross Profit); plus average/median Postpay Activations, Upgrades, and combined Transactions per Store per month for all Stores, the top 10%, and bottom 10%

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025 (Section A, annual); Section B repeats the analysis for each 2025 calendar quarter

Sample

727 franchised Stores open and operating for the entire 12 months of 2025 (of 792 total franchised Stores as of 12/31/2025); quarterly sections use 740-748 Stores open the full quarter

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.52 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

745

Year-end outlets

792

Net change

+47

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

68

Terminations

21

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

61

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.61 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

6 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$495,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

1 loans

Historical charge-off share

39.29%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

11 / 28

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Wireless Zone franchise cost?

standard Store (includes possible kiosk/mall locations): $441,875 to $1,328,210 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $1,000 to $25,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.26 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Wireless Zone owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average/median Gross Revenue, Gross Profit, Weighted Average Gross Margin %, and Average Net Postpay Activations & Upgrades per Store, broken out by quintile (ranked by Gross Profit); plus average/median Postpay Activations, Upgrades, and combined Transactions per Store per month for all Stores, the top 10%, and bottom 10%. Sample: 727 franchised Stores open and operating for the entire 12 months of 2025 (of 792 total franchised Stores as of 12/31/2025); quarterly sections use 740-748 Stores open the full quarter. Period: Calendar year 2025 (Section A, annual); Section B repeats the analysis for each 2025 calendar quarter.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.52 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Wireless Zone?

39.29%; numerator / denominator: 11 / 28. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $495,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 1 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗