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Alltel plans to sell licenses to Verizon

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Although Alltel last week announced it will sell 20 of its personal communications services licenses to Verizon Wireless, it will keep another 42 licenses. The company also plans to buy some of NextWave Telecom Inc.'s licenses during the auction scheduled for next...

WESTERN, CENTURYTEL COMPLETE $96 MILLION TEXAS TRANSACTION

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. said it finished the purchase of the Brownsville and McAllen, Texas, cellular markets from CenturyTel Inc. for approximately $96 million in cash. The markets include the communities of Brownsville, McAllen, Harlingen, South Padre and surrounding areas.Although CenturyTel sold the properties...