Alltel, based in Little Rock, Ark., said the purchase would add 1.4 million wireless subscribers in 19 Western and Midwestern states, boosting the company's customer base to 10 million in 33 states.

Great news for Alltel customers this morning as the company announced some changes to its MyCircle calling feature. Customers in 91 divested markets across 22 states will wake up tomorrow with the ...

In an industry increasingly dominated by mega-sized companies, no. 6 wireless carrier Alltel Corporation announced yesterday its own plans to bulk up by acquiring Western Wireless Corporation through ...

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA, May 21 (Reuters) - Shares in wireless carrier Alltel Corp. surged nearly 7 percent on Monday after it accepted a $25 billion takeover offer from TPG Capital and the buyout arm ...

Alltel Wireless announced Friday that it has rolled out its upgraded wireless broadband network, which the company says is the largest in Nebraska, stretching from Omaha to Scottsbluff. Alltel says ...

Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest cellular phone company, has completed its integration of Alltel Corp., the Little Rock-based wireless carrier it acquired for $28.1 billion a year ago, company ...

NEW YORK -- Alltel Corp., the nation's sixth-largest wireless carrier, is in advanced negotiations about buying Western Wireless Corp., a Northwest regional carrier which operates mainly under the ...

Jeff Pursley, who makes a living in the phone business, is pretty excited about the future of wireless service in Nebraska. The reason: Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy Alltel Corp. for $28 billion ...

Verizon Wireless agreed yesterday to buy the rural carrier Alltel for $28.1 billion, a deal that would vault Verizon past AT&T to create the nation's largest cellphone service provider, with 80 ...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved Verizon Wireless’s $2.35 billion wireless spectrum license sale to AT&T, Reuters reported. By Dealbook Verizon Wireless announced it ...

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Shares in wireless carrier Alltel Corp. surged nearly 7 percent on Monday after it accepted a $25 billion takeover offer from TPG Capital and the buyout arm of ...