Table of Contents
- 1 Who owns Alltel Communications?
- 2 What was the phone company before Alltel?
- 3 Does Verizon Wireless have Cellco Partnership?
- 4 Who was the CEO of Alltel?
- 5 What happened to Airtouch Cellular?
- 6 How many subscribers did Alltel have Before Verizon?
- 7 When was the first Alltel Wireless store opened?
- 8 When did Valor Telecom merge with Alltel communications?
Who owns Alltel Communications?
Verizon
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.
Alltel/Parent organizations
What was the phone company before Alltel?
In 1983, Allied, by then under the leadership of Joe Ford, merged with the nation’s fifth-largest independent phone company, Mid-Continent Telephone Co. in Ohio. Mid-Continent also had been in the vanguard of communications technology. The new company was called Alltel.
Why did Verizon buy Alltel?
“We took a risk that, rather than overpaying, there would be a better day,” Verizon Communications Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said of why the company was buying Alltel now rather than last year, when it went on the market. He said he approached the private equity owners about the deal in April.
Does Verizon Wireless have Cellco Partnership?
Cellco Partnership (the ”Partnership”), doing business as Verizon Wireless, provides wireless voice and data services and related equipment to consumers and business customers in its markets. The Partnership’s wireless network covers 49 of the 50 most populated metropolitan areas throughout the United States.
Who was the CEO of Alltel?
Scott T. Ford
Scott T. Ford, the president and chief executive officer of the Alltel Corporation, made his first business deal at the age of 12 with his father, Joe T.
Who is Alltel now?
On April 26, 2010, Atlantic Tele-Network acquired the remaining 26 divested Alltel markets, including licenses, network assets and 800,000 subscribers….Alltel.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Fate | Dissolved by AT |
| Successor | Verizon Wireless AT Mobility |
| Headquarters | Rockport, Texas, United States |
What happened to Airtouch Cellular?
AirTouch Communications, Inc….AirTouch.
| Type | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Fate | Merged with Vodafone Group Plc into Vodafone Airtouch Plc |
| Successor | Verizon Wireless |
| Headquarters | One California Financial District, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Products | Cellular Telephone Service, Paging |
How many subscribers did Alltel have Before Verizon?
Alltel Wireless was a wireless service provider, primarily based in the United States. Before acquisitions by Verizon Wireless and AT, it served 34 states and had approximately 13 million subscribers.
Are there any Alltel networks in the United States?
There were Alltel-owned and -operated networks in parts of 6 states. Alltel utilized roaming agreements with competing providers to provide coast-to-coast service. Roaming agreements in the United States were primarily with Verizon and Sprint until the completion of the migration of all customers to the AT network.
When was the first Alltel Wireless store opened?
In 1985, Alltel launched its first wireless system in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1993, Alltel opened its first wireless retail store. In 1997, the company’s wireless and wireline businesses were combined into a single organization.
When did Valor Telecom merge with Alltel communications?
The wireline services business of Alltel merged with Valor Telecom and was named Windstream Communications on April 10, 2006. The merger-spinoff process ended July 17, 2006 when Windstream began operations.