BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile completed its acquisition of Frontier Cellular, which previously was a joint venture of Bell Atlantic Mobile and Frontier Corp.
Frontier Cellular will become Bell Atlantic Mobile’s Upstate New York region, covering the Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton and Utica/Rome metropolitan areas; four rural service areas in New York state; and two rural service areas in Pennsylvania, said Bell Atlantic. The Upstate region will begin doing business as Bell Atlantic Mobile following a transition period.
The acquisition represents an addition for Bell Atlantic Mobile of more than 450,000 customers.