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NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. closed its sale of 371,000 local access lines in Missouri to CenturyTel Inc. over the weekend, completing a three-state asset sale program that netted the telecommunications …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc. reported an agreement with Alltel Corp. to launch its Exego application in three Alltel markets this month. The service will allow customers to access, store, send and …

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Centennial Communications Corp. extended its information services outsourcing contract with Alltel through 2005. The contract calls for Alltel’s Information Services to continue to provide remote outsourcing of all …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Following approval from the Federal Communications Commission for its purchase of CentruyTel Inc.’s wireless assets, Alltel said it plans to offer $1.5 billion in senior notes within the …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association announced election results for its new board of directors and executive committee for 2002-2003. Nextel Communications’ Tim Donahue was made chairman, Scott Ford …

DALLAS—Alltel Corp. selected Nortel Networks to supply infrastructure equipment for the planned cdma2000 1x upgrade of its current wireless network and integrate Alltel’s recent purchase of CenturyTel’s wireless network. The …

WASHINGTON—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined an Oklahoma construction firm $14,100 in connection with the deaths of three men who fell from an Alltel Corp. cell phone tower …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. to replaced Arthur Andersen L.L.P. as independent auditors, the company announced late May 7. “The decision to replay Arthur Andersen was not …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. said it plans to offer $1.25 billion in publicly traded equity units next week, with proceeds from the sale helping to finance its pending acquisition of …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. reported 80,250 net wireless subscriber additions for the first quarter compared with 108,787 net subscriber additions for the first quarter of 2001. Alltel, which ended the …

WASHINGTON—Alltel Corp. withdrew a $1 billion shelf offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last May, but left intact a $5 billion shelf filed last month. The company said …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission enabling the company to offer up to $5 billion in the aggregate of debt securities, …

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, United States—Alltel said it will buy all of CenturyTel’s wireless properties for US$1.65 billion cash. Alltel said the deal will bring it more than 700,000 new customers …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel this morning said it will buy all of CenturyTel’s wireless properties for $1.65 billion cash. Alltel said the deal will bring it more than 700,000 new customers …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. reported fourth-quarter wireless revenues of $974.2 million, a 3-percent increase from the previous year. The telecom company attributed its growth to its “higher-yielding” Total Freedom and …

The next-generation upgrade path battle between GSM and CDMA escalated last week as U.S. Cellular Corp., which serves more than 3 million wireless customers, said it plans to overlay its …

PITTSBURGH, United States—U.S. operator Alltel will use Marconi’s wireless network planning tools to optimize its existing network and to plan for the rollout of its next-generation 1x network. Marconi said …

During the past 20 years, two overriding factors have shaped the wireless carrier landscape: customer growth and carrier consolidation. The number of wireless customers has grown from less than 100,000 …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. introduced its First Fan Buzz service, allowing customers to have news from top college sports programs sent to their wireless phones or two-way pagers. The information, …

DENVER, Colorado, United States—Alltel continued to pressure acquisition target CenturyTel’s management last week, releasing another letter from Alltel Chief Operating Officer Scott Ford to CenturyTel President and CEO Glen Post …

MONROE, Louisiana, United States—Rural U.S. wireline and wireless carrier CenturyTel Inc. filed a lawsuit against Alltel Corp. claiming Alltel made false and misleading statements to promote its takeover bid of …

MONROE, La.—CenturyTel Inc. filed a lawsuit against Alltel Corp., claiming Alltel made false and misleading statements to promote its takeover bid of CenturyTel.The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court …

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, United States—Telecommunications carrier Alltel made an unsolicited bid to buy rural operator CenturyTel for $9 billion, a 40 percent premium over CenturyTel’s current stock price.The proposed merger …

A trio of wireless carriers released second-quarter results last week showing ongoing strength of the industry despite the continued slowdown in the general economy. Alltel Corp.’s reliance on its wireless …