Alltel
« Previous EntriesVerizon Acquires Alltel for $28bn (ComputerWire via Yahoo!7 News)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy Alltel in a $28.1bn deal that will create the US’s largest cellular carrier, ahead of AT&T.
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Alltel tower goes up (Crookston Daily Times)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Months after getting the OK from the city Planning Commission and Crookston City Council, work began Wednesday on a new Alltel Wireless communications tower behind the Crookston Police Department.
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Future of Alltel’s 85 Acres in Pulaski County Unknown (Arkansas Business)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Beside its multi-billion wireless business, Alltel Corp. of Little Rock has other assets that, depending on terms of the deal, might be included in a $28 billion deal to be acquired by Verizon Wireless.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/alltel/SIG=128868kic/*http%3A//www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aid=105901.54928.118030
Vodafone risks shareholder anger over Alltel takeover (Independent)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Vodafone is risking further wrath from shareholders over the lack of dividend payments from its Verizon Wireless stake with yesterday’s $28.1bn (£14.4bn) takeover of Alltel, the US rural mobile company.
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UPDATED: Verizon to buy Alltel for $28.1 billion (Yahoo! Tech Advisors)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008UPDATE: Immediately after writing this post, Verizon and Alltel announced an acquisition deal , for $28.1 billion. I’ve written enough about cell phone carriers to know that semi-regional/mostly-national player Alltel is beloved by many of this blog’s readers. The company, based in Little Rock, Arkansas and serving 13 million customers, has […]
UPDATE: Alltel CEO to address news media (Maumelle Monitor)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008LITTLE ROCK - Alltel CEO Scott Ford will address the media at 2 this afternoon about Verizon’s proposed purchase of Alltel, a company spokesman says.
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CNBC: Verizon in talks to buy Alltel for $27 billion (The Herald Democrat)
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008By Jason Wiest Stephens News Bureau LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Alltel Corp. officials were mum Wednesday about reports wireless giant Verizon is in talks to purchase the Little Rock-based telecom.
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Verizon Agrees to Buy Alltel For $5.9 Bil. Forming Largest Carrier In U.S (The Lakeland Ledger)
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy Alltel Corp. for $5.9 billion, which would make it by far the largest cellular carrier in the U.S. Verizon Wireless would also assume $22.2 billion in debt in the deal, bringing the total value to $28.1 billion, the parties said Thursday.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/alltel/SIG=125h97v5d/*http%3A//www.theledger.com/article/20080606/NEWS/806060355&tc=yahoo
Verizon COO: Alltel Acquisition Not a ‘Game-Changer’ (Cellular-News.com)
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Wireless’s acquisition of Alltel Corp. isn’t a “game-changer” that will throw the carrier off, said Verizon Communications President and Chief Operating Officer Dennis Strigl in a conference call Tuesday.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/alltel/SIG=11gosv9t3/*http%3A//www.cellular-news.com/story/31710.php
Verizon Wireless To Acquire Alltel (WirelessWorkforceOnline)
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Verizon Wireless has entered into an agreement with Alltel Corporation and Atlantis Holdings LLC, an affiliate of private investment firm TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners, to acquire Alltel Corporation in a cash merger
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