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CenturyTel to Use Spectrum Winnings to Supplement Wired Network

Apr 9, 2008, 3:43 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Rural wireline telephone provider CenturyTel announced that it will use 700MHz spectrum it won in the recent FCC auction to provide a broadband wireless overlay network covering areas of its existing wireline network. CenturyTel did not commit to using any particular type of wireless technology, nor did it provide a timeline for the network rollout. CenturyTel sold its wireless business to Alltel back in 2002.

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60dollarcarcharger

Apr 9, 2008, 5:01 PM

oh yeah?

does anyone else find this odd?

Msradell

I don't think it's odd at all! With declining costs of Wireless Systems and the increasing costs for wire systems it's probably cheaper to setup a Wireless System to cover remote users than it used to run wire to them. They're just being economicall...
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