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Leap Acquires Hargray Communications for $30 Million

Dec 12, 2007, 3:46 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Leap Wireless announced its intent to acquire Hargray Communications' wireless assets, which includes a 15 MHz spectrum license, its wireless operations and customers. The Hargray customers will be changed over to Leap's Cricket service. Those that have bundled wireless and wireline services will remain with Hargray. Hargray's network covers 695,000 people in Savannah, Georgia, and Hilton Head, South Carolina. The deal is expected to be completed in the first half of 2008.

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soulsharborax

Dec 12, 2007, 5:02 PM

thats big

for my buddy his dad is owner of that company...

wombough

umm that company has been owned by investors for a few years now. He may have been the CEO or something but he did not own it.

And this is not good for some that get 20 a month unlimited local. But may be good in the long run. because everyone that...
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