Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said that network coverage issues have delayed its plans to begin offering wireless services using Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s network under a mobile virtual network operator arrangement. CenturyTel noted that it was trialing the service with Cingular in a pair...
One consequence from the intrusion of wireless, Internet and other technologies into a space Bell telephone giants have comfortably occupied for the past century or so has to do with relationships, such as those between entrenched landline carriers and state-municipal governments.I was enlightened about...
The U.S. carrier market appears to be headed for further constriction on news that regional carrier Alltel Corp. is in advanced negotiations to buy Western Wireless Corp. for $4 billion. The report follows Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint...
The U.S. carrier market appears to be headed for further constriction on news that regional carrier Alltel Corp. is in advanced negotiations to buy Western Wireless Corp. for $4 billion. The report follows Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint...
Regional telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. said it has entered into a reseller relationship with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. that will allow CenturyTel to provide wireless voice and text-messaging services as part of a bundled service offering. CenturyTel said it will be responsible for all marketing,...
WASHINGTON-Rural local exchange carrier CenturyTel Inc. has agreed to pay the Federal Communications Commission $100,000 and set up procedures and systems to properly route ported wireless numbers, according to an agreement between the carrier and government."The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association thinks it is...
WASHINGTON-CenturyTel Inc. has agreed to pay the Federal Communications Commission $100,000 and set up procedures and systems to properly route ported wireless numbers, according to a consent decree released by the FCC Monday."The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association thinks it is a very important...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission could fine CenturyTel Inc. $100,000 for not routing ported wireless numbers."Regardless of the status of a carrier's obligation to provide number portability, all carriers have the duty to route calls to ported numbers. In other words, carriers must ensure that...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday proposed fining CenturyTel Inc. $100,000 for not routing ported wireless numbers."Regardless of the status of a carrier's obligation to provide number portability, all carriers have the duty to route calls to ported numbers. In other words, carriers must ensure...
SAN ANTONIO-Rebuffing claims that it was looking to sell up to 650,000 rural access lines in Michigan and Texas to help fund subsidiary Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., SBC Communications Corp. said in a statement that while it has...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. posted $1.2 billion in wireless revenues for the fourth quarter of 2003, which was a 6-percent improvement compared with the $1.1 billion the company reported for the fourth quarter of 2002. For the year, wireless revenues increased more than 14...
Alltel Corp. posted $1.2 billion in wireless revenues for the fourth quarter of 2003, which was a 6-percent improvement compared with the $1.1 billion the company reported for the fourth quarter of 2002. For the year, wireless revenues increased more than 14 percent from...
NEW YORK-Nearly a year and a half after selling its wireless properties to Alltel Corp. for $1.6 billion, regional telecommunications service provider CenturyTel Inc. said it is in talks with wireless providers to resell wireless services to its customers.CenturyTel's Chief Financial Officer Steward Ewing...
Nearly a year and a half after selling its wireless properties to Alltel Corp. for $1.6 billion, regional telecommunications service provider CenturyTel Inc. said it is in talks with wireless providers to resell wireless services to its customers.CenturyTel's Chief Financial Officer Steward Ewing told...
Alltel Corp. posted $1.2 billion in wireless revenues during the third quarter of this year, which was a 13-percent increase compared with the $1.1 billion in revenues the company reported during the third quarter of 2002. The strong wireless growth helped the telecommunications provider...
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...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it has completed its $1.9 billion purchase of local telephone properties in Kentucky from Verizon Communications Inc. and its $1.6 billion dollar purchase of CenturyTel Inc.'s wireless assets.The wireless properties include more than 700,000 customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan,...
MONROE, La.—CenturyTel's founder and chairman of the board Clarke M. Williams died June 5 at age 80 following a lengthy illness.Williams grew CenturyTel from the Oak Ridge Telephone Company, given to him by his parents as a wedding gift upon his return from World...
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.
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 quarter with more than 6.7 million customers, said it expects to add more than...
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 it plans to use proceeds from that shelf offering to finance its pending acquisition...
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, common stock, preferred stock, forward purchase contracts, warrants, depositary shares and equity units.Net proceeds...
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 in markets including Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Texas and Wisconsin, bringing Alltel's total wireless...
