Alltel/AT&T divested markets

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But if anyone can achieve that incredible feat of stepping backwards, it would be AT&T. lol.

Truth be told, even with this acquisition I'm rather concerned about how AT&T will treat the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana especially. And how coverage and call quality will be handled. It's gonna be interesting next year for sure.
 
Has anyone heard anything more on this for the dakotas? I talked to a rep today and he said that he hadn't heard anything more about when it could happen but that we (Grand Forks ND) should be getting 3G as that is what Alltel has in the area. Take it for what its worth I guess-
 
I'm interested as well... I'd love to hear anything about the coverage... as taking a step back in coverage would be a sad deal. which is bound to happen knowing AT&T...

I'd hate to go back to Verizon after my years off of their crazy network. Sprint Has no stores up here anymore (They closed the one they had in Grand Forks) Alltel was the saving grace of cell phone companies up here, as they didn't have weird contract terms. True unlimited Data at a decent affordable price. The ability to teather and OBEX support on phones. Nothing locked out.... it was good for quite a while.

Hoping AT&T steps up to the plate, but I have a lot of doubts about it from looking at their coverage map...
 
We wont begin to know untill the FCC approves the merger. Anything heard until then is guessing, as AT&T cant say anything as they dont own the network. Though a few months back I saw some Alcatel trucks in my town (Alcatel is one of AT&T's 3g equipment suppliers) doing site surveys I'm guessing, so I am optimistic we will get 3g here if/when the switchover is completed.
 
If this means anything, AT&T has treated Vermont and the rest of the North Country quite nicely, even upgrading portions of the former RCC Unicel GSM network with UMTS/HSPA+. Population wise, Vermont is similar to Wyoming so I wouldn't worry too much.

It took 12 months from the switchover to bring UMTS/HSPA+ online, but the Alltel case may be different.
 
Yes, but it's not very interesting. Vicki Iseman (the one from the McCain scandal) keeps having meetings over and over with the FCC to discuss "the nation's continuing trend towards media consolidation and the lack of business opportunities for small, independent, and economically disadvantaged, businesses."

Well, I guess it has changed a little. A month ago here meetings were to discuss "the nation's continuing trend towards media consolidation and the lack of business opportunities for small, independent, economically disadvantaged, minority and women-owned businesses."

I guess she finally figured out that (at least for now) she can't explicitly ask the FCC to be racist against white males by giving minorities and women an outright advantage. So that part's gone from the more recent meetings at least. And that's a positive.

Anyways, all the filings of never-ending nonsense are recorded here:

http://www.fcc.gov/transaction/att-verizon.html
 
I would think it wouldn't be hard to put 3G in these areas. The backhaul is there already all they need is the right hardware, and there's not many towers to deal with compared to the big markets on the coasts.
Now I would thing MT, WY and the Dakotas will be last on the list on getting the 7.2 MB thats going on now as I would imagine that will take upgraded backhaul. This is all speculation on my part. :)
 
No 7.2 will be almost certainly right away. There's no reason NOT to on new 3G build. But you're right, many sites won't have the backhaul to actually get 7.2mbps speeds. But I can't imagine they won't put 7.2MB HSPA in.
 
Yes that makes sense. I'm hoping a year from now I'll have ATT 3G phone that has a 3G icon on it, I miss the freedom of gsm and unlocked phones. :) Altho VZW is making big improvements on keeping their phones free from bloatware . ( thinking of smartphones )
 
Sort of an update... Joseph Stroud (he owns Telephone USA Investments, Inc.) is trying to complain that he should have had a shot at getting the contract instead of AT&T.
Once his complaints are filtered thorough the system then there 'should' be some movement.
To shed some light on Stroud, he gave Roland Burris $1.2 million for a campaign contribution that "magically disappeared". And for those of you who don't remember Burris, he was the newly elected US Senator for Illinois that then (he got impeached by his state Senate) Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed.
Ah, isn't politics such a sweet refreshing way to start your day.
 
Because when I think of institutional oppression, discrimination, and the lack of equal opportunities in terms of starting and keeping businesses, I automatically think of white guys, too. :lol:
 
Alltel/AT&T divested markets

merger information
As you may have heard, some Alltel Wireless properties will merge with Verizon Wireless in 2009. As part of the purchase agreement and to preserve competition in certain markets, Verizon is required to transition some properties to another service provider. Verizon and Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN) have signed a definitive agreement for ATN to purchase some of these cellular market areas. The states represented are: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina.

ATN is a telecommunications company that provides roaming services for U.S. and international wireless carriers in rural U.S. areas. ATN also provides wireless service in Bermuda, Guyana and Turks & Caicos.

The goal of ATN is to further develop these former Alltel markets and provide customers the attention and flexibility of a local provider. Also, as part of the agreement with Verizon Wireless, nationwide coverage will still be available.

(States not included are: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming)

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