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AT&T Buys Centennial for $944 Million
Nov 7, 2008, 11:05 PM
AT&T has agreed to acquire Centennial Communications for a cash deal of $944 million. The deal will add approximately 1.1 million customers to its subscriber base. Centennial has operations ...   read

AT&T Must Divest More Markets to Acquire Centennial
Oct 14, 2009, 2:06 PM
The U.S Department of Justice has given its approval to AT&T's planned acquisition of Centennial Communications -- if AT&T agrees to divest eight markets in Louisiana and Mississippi. AT&T ...   read

AT&T and Verizon Wireless Agree to Sale and Further Asset Swap
May 8, 2009, 3:19 PM
AT&T formally announced its intent to purchase certain former Alltel assets (as well as Verizon and Rural Cellular assets) from Verizon Wireless for the sum of $2.35 billion. As ...   read

Verizon Communications to Divest Wireline Business in 14 States
May 13, 2009, 7:14 AM
Today Verizon Communications announced that it plans to divest its wireline operations in 14 states. The mostly rural regions will be merged with Frontier Communications' wireline operations. Frontier will ...   read

ALLTEL Buys CenturyTel Wireless
Mar 19, 2002, 2:45 PM
ALLTEL today announced an agreement to purchase all the wireless properties owned by CenturyTel Inc. for $1.65 billion in cash. ALLTEL will add more than 700,000 customers and expand ...   read

AT&T Re-Brands Former TeleCorp Markets
Aug 14, 2002, 12:04 AM
(updated) AT&T Wireless this week expands into 14 more states in a re-branding of recently acquired TeleCorp PCS markets, which previously operated under the SunCom brand. The carrier now ...   read

Alltel To Buy Midwest Wireless
Nov 18, 2005, 11:06 AM
Alltel today announced an agreement to purchase Midwest Wireless for just over $1 billion. Alltel expects to gain approximately 400,000 wireless customers in southern Minnesota, northern and eastern Iowa, ...   read

Verizon Wireless Agrees to Divestitures to Acquire Alltel
Jul 23, 2008, 3:39 PM
In order to meet Department of Justice approval, Verizon Wireless agreed to divest some assets with the hope that the concessions will allow its intended purchase of rural cellular ...   read

SunCom Markets Reborn As T-Mobile
Sep 8, 2008, 6:12 AM
Today T-Mobile USA announced that it is offering service in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These markets were formerly served by ...   read

Verizon Grabs More Spectrum
Mar 14, 2005, 11:10 AM
Verizon Wireless today announced a $102.5 million deal to purchase spectrum and other assets from Leap Wireless (Cricket). The spectrum consists of 23 licenses in Michigan, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Mississippi, ...   read

Verizon Wireless Buys Alltel for $28.1 Billion
Jun 5, 2008, 9:14 AM
Verizon Wireless has agreed to acquire Alltel from the private equity firms that currently own the nation's fifth-largest national wireless provider. Verizon Wireless will acquire Alltel's assets, including 13 ...   read

Verizon-Alltel Deal Given Green Light by FTC
Dec 10, 2008, 1:40 PM
The last potential roadblock standing between Verizon Wireless and its planned acquisition of Alltel has been cleared with approval of the deal by the Federal Trade Commission. The FCC ...   read

Verizon Announces Northcoast Deal
Dec 20, 2002, 10:14 AM
Verizon Wireless yesterday announced it signed an agreement with Northcoast Communications LLC, to purchase 50 PCS licenses and related network assets, for approximately $750 million in cash. The licenses ...   read

Verizon Wireless Finds Buyer for Remaining Alltel Assets
Jun 9, 2009, 11:18 AM
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. has agreed to buy the final 26 Alltel Wireless markets from Verizon Wireless for $200 million. The markets cover some 800,000 subscribers in Idaho, Illinois, Ohio, ...   read

Boost Adds Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands to $50 Plan
Oct 20, 2009, 8:36 AM
Today Boost Mobile announced that customers who choose either its Monthly Unlimited or UNLTD By Boost Mobile plans can call and text Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ...   read

Verizon Expands Coverage With Purchase of Rural Cellular
Jul 30, 2007, 8:20 AM
Verizon Wireless acquired Rural Cellular, a regional network operator covering parts of New England, the Mid West, the South and the Pacific Northwest, for $2.67 billion. Rural Cellular operates ...   read

Verizon Expands 3G Coverage, Announces New Pricing
May 20, 2002, 9:45 AM
Verizon Wireless today announced the rollout of the carrier's new Express Network rates, and a number of new markets. Verizon will be offering unlimited usage for a monthly ...   read

AT&T Wireless To Deploy Nokia EDGE Equipment
Jun 13, 2002, 9:22 AM
Nokia and AT&T Wireless today announced an agreement for the delivery of GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio network systems. Nokia will be the sole supplier for the network in key markets which ...   read

Cingular, Nextwave Agree on Spectrum Purchase
Aug 5, 2003, 10:07 AM
Cingular Wireless and NextWave Telecom today officially announced an agreement for Cingular to purchase PCS wireless licenses from NextWave covering 34 markets, for $1.4 billion. The licenses primarily cover ...   read