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Alltel CEO Says Carriers Need National Platform; Tried To Buy AT&T Wireless, Sprint And T-Mobile - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 23 Jun 2008 05:09 PM PST

Alltel’s (NYSE: AT) CEO Scott Ford said in an interview with the Arkansas News Bureau that a carrier must be nationwide in order to be relevant in today’s industry, and…

Reactions Are Mixed On Verizon’s Day-Old $28.1 Billion Acquisition Of Alltel - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Fri 06 Jun 2008 11:49 AM PST

A day after Verizon Wireless surprised everyone by quickly scooping up Alltel (NYSE: AT) for $28.1 billion, reactions are mixed on what it will mean for Alltel customers, what it…

Is Verizon Wireless Buying Alltel For Its Assets Or For Its Culture Of Innovation? - 5 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 05 Jun 2008 11:48 AM PST

Verizon Wireless’s (NYSE: VZ) $28.1 billion acquisition of Alltel will create the largest U.S. wireless carrier, but at the same time, it will eliminate one of the most innovative carriers…

Verizon Wireless To Acquire Alltel For $28.1 Billion - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 05 Jun 2008 06:53 AM PST

As first rumored yesterday, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is acquiring Alltel (NYSE: AT) equity and debt in a transaction worth $28.1 billion. Release. Verizon Wireless issued a press release just moments…

Updated: Verizon Wireless Ponders $27 Billion Buy-Out Of Alltel; Voadfone Confirms Talks - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Wed 04 Jun 2008 12:19 PM PST

Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), the second-largest U.S. carrier, is reportedly in talks to buy No. 5 Alltel (NYSE: AT) Communications for $27 billion, according to CNBC, which cited unnamed sources.…

Earnings: Alltel Q1 Revenue Up 11 Percent, Loss Of $125 Million: Data ARPU Up 60 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Thu 15 May 2008 05:42 PM PST

Alltel Q1 revenues increased to $2.3 billion, up 11 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Service revenue (not including revenue from equipment sales) was $2.09 billion. However,…

Alltel Sued Over Content Billing - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Thu 17 Apr 2008 01:41 PM PST

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Alltel (NYSE: AT) accusing the carrier of “systematically, repeatedly and without authorization, billing its customers for purchases and services not agreed to by…

Alltel Offers Automatic Photo Saver - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Wed 16 Apr 2008 02:40 PM PST

Alltel (NYSE: AT) has launched a service to let people automatically save the photos they take with certain handsets to their PC, e-mail address and web photo albums including Photobucket,…

Earnings: Alltel Added Record Customers In Q4, But Was Hit Hard By Takeover Costs - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Thu 20 Mar 2008 01:30 PM PST

Alltel (NYSE: AT) reported its fourth-quarter earnings today, saying it added more than 1 million gross customers for the first time ever during the fourth quarter, and had record customer…