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Also in 2008, Verizon struck a deal to buy Alltel for $5.9 billion in equity while assuming $22.2 billion worth of debt. [24] [25] The deal was finalized on January 9, 2009, again making Verizon Wireless the country's largest cellphone network. [24] As per the agreement, Verizon sold rural wireless properties across 18 states to AT&T.
Alltel was a landline, wireless and general telecommunications services provider, primarily based in the United States.Before its wireless division was acquired by Verizon Wireless and AT&T, Alltel provided cellular service to 34 states and had approximately 13 million subscribers.
Verizon Communications Inc. (/ v ə ˈ r aɪ z ən / və-RY-zən), is an American telecommunications company headquartered in New York City. [3] It is the world's second-largest telecommunications company by revenue and its mobile network is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 146 million subscribers as of December 31, 2024.
Of the seven regional Bell companies, the FCC ranked it last in customer satisfaction in 1993. [50] [51] In the fourth quarter of 1994 alone, NYNEX's New York City customers reported 99,145 service outages, while repair teams missed 61,500 appointments. [25]
(Reuters) -Verizon said on Thursday it will buy fiber-optic internet provider Frontier Communications in an all-cash deal worth $20 billion, as the U.S. wireless carrier looks to grow its ...
The Dow Industrials bounced in and out of the plus column for much of the day, but rallied to close at session highs, up 80 points. The S&P 500 gained Closing Bell: Dow Avoids 3-Day Sell-Off as ...
Cellular One is the trademarked brand name that licenses services (radio frequencies for telecommunications) used by several cellular service providers in the United States. The brand was sold to Trilogy Partners by AT&T in 2008 shortly after AT&T had completed its acquisition of Dobson Communications. Cellular One was originally the trade name ...
News of the Verizon outage came hours after the company announced a deal to give infrastructure firm Vertical Bridge rights to lease, operate, and manage 6,339 mobile towers across the U.S. for $3 ...