LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. named Jeffrey Fox group president of communications where he will oversee the company's human resources, network services and information technology departments. Fox previously served as group president of Information Services at Alltel.In addition, Mike Flynn was named assistant to the...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Don White has assumed the post of executive vice president and managing director of Quaero SpringBoard, the customer relationship management outsourcing division of Quaero.Telecommunications customers of Quaero include Alltel Corp., TracFone Wireless, AT&T Corp and Sprint PCS."We are finding that there is a...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. selected DDB Chicago as its primary advertising agency to oversee Alltel's creative brand assignment."We are delighted with DDB's resources, creative firepower and track record of growing brand equity and market share for its clients," said Philip Junker, executive vice president...
NEW ORLEANS--The second day of keynote speeches at this year's Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show in New Orleans had a similar theme to last year's event with wireless local area network technology dominating much of the conversation as well as repeat appearances by...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Based on a new survey of the online customer care offerings of 500 companies, including 22 telecom service and equipment providers, The Customer Respect Group found one-third don't respond to inquiries sent to their Web sites, while half respond within 48 hours.The research...
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint PCS told analysts and investors at a Merrill Lynch communications conference that they expected to launch push-to-talk functions on their networks this year. AT&T Wireless chief financial officer Joseph McCabe said the carrier expects to test the...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched its Simple Freedom prepaid wireless service in more than 1,500 Wal-Mart stores nationwide.The plan, which includes voice mail, caller identification, call waiting and text messaging, is priced at $69 for a handset, charger, $10 of airtime and an activation...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported $1.1 billion in wireless revenue for the fourth quarter of 2002, which was a 15 percent increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2001, and $4.2 billion in wireless revenue for all of last year, a nine percent increase...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it will unify its range of wireless Internet, e-mail, text messaging, picture sharing and games under the Axcess brand, which will be available in all of the carrier's digital markets beginning Jan. 26.Alltel said the Axcess service will be...
CLEVELAND-United Wireless now counts 22 locations throughout northeast and central Ohio, following the opening of two new retail locations in Streetsboro and Montrose.United Wireless offers wireless solutions from Alltel Corp., AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C., Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint PCS and T-Mobile...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Alltel Corp. now offers Forbes.com Wireless Powered by SmartServ content for its recently introduced BREW service. The content will be available through its "BREW Shop" option for download onto the Toshiba CDM9500 handset.
The wireless industry's shift from focusing on growth at any expense to an emphasis on growing profitably has been reinforced recently with a number of operators deciding it will take different leadership to guide them through what many expect to be a trying time...
Even though accessing wireless data using wireless local area networks is a questionable revenue driver for wireless carriers, any operator without a clear 802.11b-based business model is seen by many in the industry as being behind the times. The buzz surrounding WLAN technology based...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. posted an 12 percent increase in wireless revenues for the third quarter rising from $973.5 million last year to $1.1 billion this year, with a $7 million drop in product sales was more than offset by a $125 million increase...
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 company approximately $4 billion in pre-tax cash for the third quarter.The sales included 305,000...
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 share any kind of computer file including documents, images, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics and music.Alltel...
Editor's Note: In a new series, RCR Wireless News takes an in-depth look at nationwide wireless players, including their strengths and challenges in an ever-changing wireless environment. In this third installment, RCR Wireless News reporter Hilary Smith tackles the nation's third-largest carrier, AT&T Wireless.As...
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 production operations servicing Centennial Wireless' customer care, billing, network and electronic billing requirements for...
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 next week to help finance the acquisition and its pending acquisition of Verizon Communications'...
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 of Alltel was made vice chairman, Terry Addington of First Cellular of Southern Illinois...
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 agreement calls for Nortel to supply 1x radio access and switching gear to Alltel to...
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 in Arkansas earlier this year. David Bates, an OSHA official in the Little Rock,...
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 the result of any disagreement between the company and Arthur Andersen on any matter...
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 Verizon Communications' local telephone business in Kentucky and CenturyTel Inc.'s wireless operations.
