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Apple bound to AT&T until 2010?
For those that dislike AT&T’s service, it appears as if they’ll have to wait two more years before the iPhone hits other US carriers. According to sources reporting to USA Today, Apple is bound to its exclusivity deal with AT&T until at least 2010. AT&T, in exchange for deep subsidies on the device, asked Apple [...]
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Alltel partners with Boingo to offer Wi-Fi
Alltel Wireless today announced a partnership with Boingo Wireless to offer Wi-Fi throughout the United States. Through the partnership, both Alltel and non-Alltel customers in 25,000 various service locations in the country. To find the Wi-Fi hotspots compatible with the service, visit Alltel’s website. The downloadable software bundle can be found here.
Consumers can [...]
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Prior to Verizon merger, Alltel tried to buy Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T
The announcement concerning Verizon buying Alltel is quite obvious by now, but few knew that Alltel attempted to purchase Sprint three times, as well as T-Mobile and AT&T before going private. During a recent interview with CEO Scott Ford, Talk Business host Roby Brock discussed Alltel prior to going private
Scott Ford continued by saying that during the [...]
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Alltel to launch EVDO Rev. A within six months
How this will work with the pending Verizon Wireless/Alltel merger isn’t clear as of yet; however Alltel Wireless today announced its intent to upgrade 18 of it’s wireless markets to EVDO Rev. A within the next six months. Little Rock, Charlotte, New Orleans, Phoenix and Tampa are a few of the markets being upgraded to the new technology. Alltel’s Rev. A [...]
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Verizon Wireless buys Alltel for $28.1 billion
Announced earlier, Verizon Wireless has formally agreed to buy Alltel for $28.1 billion. When the purchase is complete, the company will have 80 million subscribers, making it the largest in the United States. In the press release, Verizon states that the 13 million customers in the 34 states that Alltel serves are primarily in rural [...]
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Verizon Wireless “in deep talks” to acquire Alltel for $27 billion
The Wall Street Journal and our sister website MobileBurn.com are reporting that Verizon Wireless is in talks to acquire Alltel for $27 billion, the fifth largest nationwide carrier and third largest CDMA provider. Those that keep abreast of the wireless industry will remember that Alltel was purchased last year by TGP Capital and GS Capital Partners. [...]
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Alltel to be sold in Best Buy stores
Alltel Wireless announced today that it has formed a partnership with Best Buy to sell its service. The regional carrier’s service will only be sold in Best Buy’s that are within its footprint - 40 stores, to be exact.
“We’re really excited to be in Best Buys,” said Lucie Pathmann, director of marketing communications for [...]
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