Western Wireless

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 …

Expectations for a strong third quarter got off to a rocky start as early reports from three of the industry’s five largest operators have shown customer growth falling short of …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it rolled out new rate plans to former Western Wireless Corp. and Cellular One customers who Alltel acquired when it purchased Western Wireless Aug. 1. …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. posted a disappointing 20,887 internally driven net customer additions during the third quarter, less than half the 58,254 customers the carrier added in 2004 and below …

Alltel Corp. said it rolled out new rate plans to former Western Wireless Corp. and Cellular One customers who Alltel acquired when it purchased Western Wireless Aug. 1. The new …

Midwest Wireless is the latest regional wireless operator to look at potential strategic alternatives for its operations. The privately held carrier serves more than 420,000 customers on its CDMA-based network …

With the wireless industry’s six largest operators now serving more than 90 percent of the country’s wireless subscribers, regional players continue to scramble for their pieces of the pie. Many …

CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. said it plans to close its customer care center in Medford, Ore., as part of a realignment associated with the recent market swap with Alltel Corp. The …

Alltel Corp. said it has begun a strategic review related to the possible spinoff of its wireline operations that serve around 3 million customers in 16 states. The company announced …

Verizon Wireless is on track to post another record quarter of net additions driven by back-to-school and family-plan additions, according to a report from Merrill Lynch. Based on more than …

Conceding that no carrier wants to offer islands of coverage, U.S. Cellular Corp. and Alltel Corp. swapped assets in rural America to fortify their geographic footprints and shed nonstrategic assets. …

Alltel Corp. reported a deal with U.S. Cellular Corp. to swap 15 rural markets in Nebraska and Kansas that Alltel acquired when it purchased Western Wireless Corp. for two Rural …

Alltel Corp. is taking a slow and steady approach to integrating its recently acquired Western Wireless Corp. assets. The company is expected only to make minor changes through the end …

Embattled prepaid wireless service platform provider Boston Communications Group Inc. has granted preferred stock purchase rights for its shareholders in an effort to stave off any possible takeover attempt. The …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported that its newly acquired Western Wireless International Austria Corp. subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Austrian business Tele.ring Telekom Service GmbH …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Western Wireless L.L.C. will buy back nearly $600 million in stock following its acquisition by Alltel Corp., the company said Friday. The carrier said it will buy back …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported that its newly acquired Western Wireless International Austria Corp. subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Austrian business Tele.ring Telekom Service GmbH …

Independent regional operators posted mixed second-quarter results that in most cases included sagging customer growth, but increased revenue per subscriber bolstered by growing wireless data usage. Recently strengthened Alltel Corp., …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. closed on its $6.5 billion acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. Alltel reported it would issue 54.3 million shares of common stock and pay $933.4 million in …

Following are changes in wireless company ratings reported by financial services and investment banking firms this week. Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. remain …

Alltel Corp., which completed its acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. earlier this week, reported mixed second-quarter wireless results that were highlighted by a steep climb in average revenue per user …

The frenzy of consolidation sweeping the wireless industry may not be over as an industry research firm recommended that some nationwide operators could see both long- and short-term benefits by …

Alltel Corp.’s acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. is expected to be completed this week following a shareholder consideration election held late last week at Western Wireless Corp.’s final annual shareholders …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless carrier Western Wireless Corp. has chosen an electronic lending services system from CGI-AMS Inc. Western Wireless will use CGI-AMS’ NetCredit system to improve the efficiency of customer acquisitions. …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp.’s board of directors today declared regular quarterly dividends on the company’s common stock. The 38-cent dividend is payable Oct. 3 to stockholders of record as of …