Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest cellular carriers in the United States. Company rankings are based on the total number of subscribers for their majority-held or controlled markets. All subscriber numbers reflect year-end 1996 figures reported by each company.
AirTouch Communications Inc. has acquired Cellular Communications Inc. The two companies equally owned New Par, which operated in Michigan and Ohio. The AirTouch subscriber count includes New Par.
AirTouch also expects to gain ownership of U S West NewVector Group Inc. cellular properties by year end. U S West Media Group and AirTouch have signed a letter of intent that allows AirTouch to gain total ownership of Media Group’s domestic cellular properties.
Horizon Cellular Group has sold all of its cellular properties. AllTel Corp. has combined its cellular business AllTel Mobile Communications Inc. and landline business AllTel Telephone Services Corp. to form AllTel Communications.
The RCR Top 20 is the property of RCR Publications Inc. and should not be construed as an endorsement. Ranking information obtained from this feature cannot be reprinted without written permission from the company. 1997, RCR Publications Inc.
Company Chief Executive Officer Total # of
Address Chief Technical Officer Cellular Total # of
Phone Marketing Director Subscribers Markets Markets
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Steve Hooper 7.2 million 121 Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,
5000 Carillon Pt. Nicolas Kauser Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada,
Kirkland, Wash. 98033 Pat Prozzi New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
(206) 827-4500 Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia
Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile Dennis F. Strigl 4.5 million 99 Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts,
180 Washington Valley Rd. Richard Lynch New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Bedminster, N.J. 07921 Cynthia White North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
(908) 306-7000 Texas, Vermont, Washington, D.C., West Virginia
BellSouth Cellular Corp. Ed Reynolds 4.46 million 88 Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
1100 Peachtree St., Ste. 1000 Rick Clawson Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Atlanta, Ga. 30309 Dan Smith Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
(404) 249-5000
Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Mary Manning 4.4 million 63 Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland,
17330 Preston Rd. Kris Rinne Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma,
Dallas, Texas 75252 N/A Texas, Washington, D.C.
(972) 733-2000
GTE Mobilnet Mark Feighner 3.7 million 125 Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia,
245 Perimeter Center Pkwy. John McLean Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina,
Atlanta, Ga. 30346 Terry Lewis Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
(770) 391-8000
AirTouch Communications Inc. Sam Ginn 3.4 million N/A California, Georgia, Kansas,
One California St. Craig Farrill Michigan, Ohio
San Francisco, Calif. 94111 Scott Salconer
(415) 658-2000
Ameritech Cellular Services Herbert R. Hribar 2.4 million 40 Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
2000 W. Ameritech Center Dr. Tony Muscato Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
Hoffman Estates, Ill. 60195 Barb Gowarowski
(847) 706-7600
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