Bottom line
- Total investment $442K – $1.3M including a $25K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $1.6M/year (median $1.6M).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 30 loans (below the industry average).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Wireless Zone unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
7%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Wireless Zone franchisees operate retail locations selling wireless devices, plans, and accessories from major carriers (typically Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile). Day-to-day operations include customer service, device activation, plan enrollment, troubleshooting support, and inventory management for mobile phones and related products.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 23 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Wireless Zone presents moderate-to-caution risk due to undisclosed profitability, weak unit growth, prior royalty disputes, and opacity around actual franchisee earnings despite high capital requirements.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo disclosed average net income despite $1.6M avg revenue — inability or unwillingness to share profitability data is concerning
- 02MINORRoyalty structure tied to Gross Profit (not revenue) at up to 22% is unusual and creates ambiguity around actual cost burden
- 03MINORUnit growth of only 6.3% YoY is weak for a 792-unit system, suggesting market saturation or franchisee struggles
- 04HIGHPrior litigation (2016) involving royalty model and renewal rights disputes indicates franchisor-franchisee tension and potential contract ambiguity
- 05MINORHigh investment range ($441K–$1.3M) with no Item 19 financial performance data creates significant uncertainty around ROI
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
37 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Wireless Zone · FDD (2026) PDF