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WASHINGTON-The Justice Department asked the Federal Communications Commission for sensitive numbering information-including local number portability data-from Alltel Corp. and Midwest Wireless Holdings L.L.C. in connection with Alltel’s proposed $1 billion …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it has sold one of its Arkansas rural service areas to Cingular Wireless L.L.C., as part of Alltel’s divestiture requirements related to its purchase of …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. said it has sold one of its Arkansas rural service areas to Cingular Wireless L.L.C., as part of Alltel’s divestiture requirements related to its purchase of …

Alltel Corp. is on track to complete its wireline spinoff by mid-year, and the company plans to extend CDMA2000 1x EV-DO services to about 60 percent of its potential customers, …

AUSTIN, Texas—KGI Wireless Inc. said it snagged a multi-year deal to manage Alltel Corp.’s 3,000 wireless tower sites. The agreement represents the first time a domestic wireless carrier has selected …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. announced it purchased the remaining 50-percent interests in 10 partnerships with Palmetto MobileNet L.P. that it did not already own. The partnerships cover about 2 million …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Alltel Corp. announced it purchased the remaining 50 percent interests in 10 partnerships with Palmetto MobileNet, L.P. that it did not already own. The partnerships cover about two …

WASHINGTON-A federal court in Colorado told state regulators there that they cannot require Alltel Corp. to file rate statements and agree to certain service-quality standards in order to receive eligible …

WASHINGTON—A federal court in Colorado told state regulators there that they cannot require Alltel Corp. to file rate statements and agree to certain service-quality standards in order to receive eligible …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—An Alltel Corp. subsidiary extended its agreement with T-Mobile Austria GmbH for the sale of Alltel’s Austrian business, tele.ring. Alltel acquired the international subsidiary, Western Wireless International Austria …

Alltel Corp. officials emphasized plans to continue their conservative path during a company analyst day in New York last week, even though they said they remain optimistic going forward. “We’ve …

Alltel Corp. reported weaker-than-expected total earnings, but still outpaced analysts’ predictions by adding 147,000 net new wireless subscribers, most of which were prepaid. Alltel reported consolidated revenue of $2.58 billion, …

WASHINGTON-Western Wireless International Corp., citing the still-unresolved dispute over the ransacking of its cell-phone operations in Cote D’Ivoire in 2003, urged Bush administration trade officials to take a hard look …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter wireless earnings, but outpaced analysts’ predictions by adding 147,000 net new wireless subscribers during the final three months of 2005, most of which …

NEW YORK-Alltel Corp.’s board of directors declared a 38.5 cent quarterly dividend on shares of common stock, while Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services bumped Alltel’s corporate credit ratings down a …

Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, …

Editor’s note: At the end of each year, the RCR Wireless News editorial staff looks back on the news events that made headlines and decides which were the most significant, …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it has completed a wireless property exchange with Chicago-based U.S. Cellular Corp., fulfilling part of the divestiture requirements imposed as part of Alltel’s purchase of …

With Alltel Corp.’s announcement last week that it would spin off its wireline business and merge it with Valor Communications Group, the nation’s fifth-largest carrier is on its way to …

Alltel Corp. will forge ahead as a wireless-only business, the company announced. Alltel is spinning off its wireline business into a $9.1 billion merger with Texas-based Valor Communications Group Inc. …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. will forge ahead as a wireless-only business, the company announced. Alltel is spinning off its wireline business into a $9.1 billion merger with Texas-based Valor Communications …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp., the primary licensee of the Cellular One brand, said it plans to purchase the brand from Alltel Corp. for $1.3 million. Alltel acquired the Cellular One …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp., the primary licensee of the CellularOne brand, said it plans to purchase the brand from Alltel Corp. for $1.3 million. Alltel acquired the Cellular One brand …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it completed the sale of its Ireland-based Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd. business to a subsidiary of fixed-line telecommunications provider Eircom Group plc. for $500 million. …

Alltel Corp. continued its rural expansion by gobbling up privately held Midwest Wireless for $1.075 billion in cash. The acquisition comes just months after Alltel closed on its $6 billion …