Expedia.com Selects The Martin Agency as New Advertising Partner Aug 1, 2009
Clients include Alltel, BFGoodrich, Expedia. com, Discover Financial, GEICO, Hanes, Hoover, NASCAR, PING, SEIKO, American Cancer Society, The Alliance for Climate Protection, UPS, Walmart and ESPN's X Games. (PR Newswire)
* World Business Quick Take Jul 29, 2009
9 billion on increased sales of high-speed fiber-optic internet service and the companys acquisition of rival Alltel Corp in January. Verizon was hurt by rising pension costs and cuts in landline phone service, especially by businesses. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Verizon to cut 8,000 workers Jul 29, 2009
That figure included the acquisition of regional wireless carrier Alltel. It posted earnings per diluted share of 52 cents, down from 66 cents a year ago. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Repiccis Italian Ice inks deal with AJ's Jul 29, 2009
Founded in Arizona in 2006, the firm s products have been available at local venues including Rawhide Wild West Town, Alltell Alltel Ice Den, Big Surf Water Park and Crackerjax Amusement Center and businesses including T.C. Luigi s Pizza and Cookiez on Mill, both in Tempe. This is the company s first foray into the take-home frozen food market. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Verizon Profit Drops as Consumers Disconnect Lines Jul 28, 2009
Those numbers are adjusted to account for Verizon's acquisition of AllTel in January. Adjusted earnings per share for the second quarter were $0. (BusinessWeek)
Verizon profit falls, company plans job cuts Jul 28, 2009
The purchase of wireless carrier Alltel Corp. in January was the major reason for the increase without it, revenue would have risen 1 ... It is selling some of its own and Alltel's operations in 79 mainly rural areas to AT&T for $2. (MSNBC -- Business)
Verizon 2Q profit falls, but matches expectations Jul 28, 2009
The purchase of wireless carrier Alltel in January was the major reason for the increase without it, revenue would have risen 1. 9. (USA Today -- Money)
Verizon Q2 Net Down on Weak Business Spending Jul 28, 2009
Wireless revenue, meanwhile, rose 28% from a year ago thanks to the acquisition of Alltel. The carrier benefits from an industry-low turnover rate, and has been able to turn a higher profit off of its subscriber base thanks to its high rate of customer loyalty. (SmartMoney)
As Comcast customer service sucks, FIOS keeps growing. Count me... Jul 28, 2009
3% from a year earlier (including revenues from Alltel, which was acquired in January 2009). On a pro-forma basis (consolidating operating results of Verizon and the former Alltel as though the acquisition had occurred on Jan. 1, 2008) operating revenue growth was 1. (Multichannel News)
Free mobile TV could be realitysoon Jul 18, 2009
AT&T also offers MobiTV (along with Sprint and Alltel), which is a streaming TV service. It now has more than 7 million subscribers, MobiTV said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Cancel Alerts Jul 5, 2009
How do I stop my messages. You can stop messages by replying STOP to the message, or here on the web site. (USA Today -- Sports)
New Disney Sound Artist, KSM Set as Special Guests on "Demi Lovato Summer Tour 2009" Jun 20, 2009
"market" : {"NAME" : "U.S.", "ID" : "us_market", "TZ" : "ET", "TZOFFSET" : "-14400", "open" : "", "close" : "", "flags" : {}} , "STREAMER_SERVER" : "http://streamerapi.finance.yahoo.com","arrowAsChangeSign" : false,"throttleInterval": "1000". Search for share prices. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
In Iran protest, online world is watching Jun 19, 2009
Experts on Iran: Online world is watching, acting. Foreign activists have been key in helping Iran's dissidents spread word. (CNN)
Cyber world is watching Jun 19, 2009
In Iran protest, online world is watching, acting - CNN.com. In Iran protest, online world is watching, acting. (CNN -- International)
Brainware to hire, expand in area Jun 16, 2009
Brainware helps its customers -- which include Airbus, Alcon, Alltel, and KPMG -- unlock new profit streams by eliminating costly manual data entry, rapidly process large volumes of documents and retrieve data from across the enterprise. Reader Comments. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Do you only have a cell phone? Jun 16, 2009
However, they had no answer to my question of "why didn't you tell me about this plan months ago?:...Cut down on the solicitation calls too like zilch received on my cell phone. Small town girl Jun 8, 2009 1:09 PM I grew up in a small town about an hour from here, and we had and still have a land line phone. We have a cordless phone and one phone with a cord. Even with most of the power outages, the phone with the cord still works. Very useful!! When I moved here to go to college, I got a cell... (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Napolitano names senior cybersecurity officials Jun 3, 2009
Until recently, Schaffer held a senior position at Alltel Communications. Meanwhile, NCSC has become a over how involved the National Security Agency should be in securing civilian networks, a responsibility now held by DHS. Rod Beckstrm, the centers first director, resigned in March with a in which he said he never got the support he needed for the center. (FCW.com)
Verizon Wireless Opens for Business Today in Central Virginia as Alltel Integration Is Completed May 31, 2009
May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, May 30, for the first time ever, local former Alltel customers will have access to the nation's largest, most reliable wireless network as Verizon Wireless opens for business in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Madison Heights, Martinsville and South Boston, Virginia. In January, Verizon Wireless completed its purchase of Alltel and has spent the last four months integrating networks, preparing to convert billing systems, upgrading high-speed wireless broadband... (PR Newswire)
Verizon, AT&T to swap assets May 27, 2009
COLUMBUS -- Verizon Wireless acquisition of Alltel Corp. in January and the subsequent announcement by ATts intent to acquire assets from Verizon has some people questioning which carrier will hold their contracts when agreements are finalized ... Verizons divestiture of the properties is required as part of the regulatory approvals granted for its purchase of Alltel ... Robin Nicol, spokeswoman for Verizon, shed some light on which carrier would provide service for current Alltel and... (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
AT&T in the process of taking over Alltel May 19, 2009
AThe process of taking over Alltel ... AThe process of taking over Alltel ... The nationwide wireless carrier is in the process of acquiring the Alltel network from Verizon Wireless, which completed is purchase of Alltel in the first quarter of this year. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Changes ahead for Montana providers May 17, 2009
Alltel customers got a shock last week when they learned the sale of their cellular provider to Verizon had morphed into a sale to ATger than a new billing address was the announcement that Alltel handsets wouldn't work on AT;s wireless network ... And Montana Alltel customers were never really absorbed into Verizon's system when the 28 billion deal closed Jan. 9 ... Nicol said Verizon had already identified the 105 markets in 22 states it would have to divest in order to win federal approval of... (Missoulian, MT)
AT&T could bring iPhone option May 17, 2009
Many Verizon customers were nervous when news broke last week that the company had to sell its Alltel acquisitions in Montana ... Though ATht its Alltel holdings, Verizon will remain in the Montana market the same as before ... The sale still needs to pass regulatory approval, though that seems like a sure bet, because it is the regulators who forced Verizon to sell part of its recently purchased Alltel network. (Montana Standard, MT)
READ: What Verizon says May 14, 2009
The following important factors could affect future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: the effects of adverse conditions in the U.S. and international economies; the effects of competition in our markets; materially adverse changes in labor matters, including workforce levels and labor negotiations, and any resulting financial and/or operational impact, in the markets served by us or by companies in which we have... (USA Today -- Money)
Verizon sale: Local Verizon users won't be affected May 12, 2009
But former Alltel customers will have to buy new phones ... 35 billion in assets to AT not affect local Verizon customers, except those who had previously belonged to Alltel Wireless ... When Verizon's purchase of Alltel was finalized in January, making Verizon the largest wireless network in the country, the Federal Communications Commission ordered the company to sell some of the Alltel infrastructure in markets where Verizon and Alltel had previously overlapped. (Montana Standard, MT)
AT&T Wireless reaches into Siouxland May 12, 2009
9 billion purchase of Alltel last year. The areas are mainly Alltel territories that overlap with Verizon's own coverage, including metro Sioux City, the Northwest Iowa counties of Crawford, Harrison, Monona, Cherokee, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and Sioux counties, and the southeast South Dakota counties of Clay, Union, Turner and Yankton, said Verizon spokeswoman Robin Nickles ... Since ATes aren't compatible with Alltel phones, these subscribers would need new phones to use ATtwork. (Sioux City Journal)
AT&T to Buy Some Alltel Assets for $2.35 Billion May 9, 2009
ATuy Some Alltel Assets for $2 ... ATuy Some Alltel Assets for $2 ... PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - AT said Friday it will buy the bulk of Alltel Wireless assets being divested by Verizon Communications Inc for $2. (ABC News -- Wire)
AT&T to buy territories from Verizon May 9, 2009
Verizon Wireless was forced to sell the service areas, which are spread over 18 states, to satisfy regulatory conditions of its purchase of Alltel Corp. The areas are mainly Alltel territories that overlap with Verizon's own coverage, but also some Verizon territories and areas covered by Rural Cellular, another carrier Verizon bought last year ... Since ATnes aren't compatible with Alltel or Verizon phones, these subscribers will need new phones to use ATtwork. (India Times)
NBC Sports to offer mobile Derby feed May 3, 2009
The service is being offered to millions of MobiTV subscribers who are customers of AT&T WIreless, Sprint, Alltel and other MobiTV-enabled carriers in the United States. The coverage will begin at 4 p.m., MobiTV said in a news release. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
MobiTV and NBC Sports Bring the Kentucky Derby Live to Your Mobile Device May 2, 2009
MobiTV and NBC Sports are bringing the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby live to millions of MobiTV subscribers on AT&T Wireless, Sprint, Alltel and other MobiTV-enabled carrier networks in the U.S.. (Mint Juleps and seersucker suits provided separately). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
MobiTV Brings President Barack Obama's First 100 Days Address Live to Your Mobile Device Tonight Apr 30, 2009
WHAT: President Obama's national primetime address discussing his first 100 days in office this evening will be carried live to millions of MobiTV subscribers on AT&T Wireless, Sprint, Alltel and other MobiTV-enabled carrier networks in the U.S.. WHEN: Tonight, Wednesday, April 29, beginning at 8 p.m. (5 p.m. PDT). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
iPhone siblings to land at Verizon? Apr 29, 2009
2 million mobile customers, and Verizon Wireless, which recently acquired Alltel Wireless, has 86. 6 million subscribers. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Verizon Nets Another 299,000 FiOS TV Customers Apr 28, 2009
6 billion for the quarter, as the company added revenues from its acquisition of Alltel in early January 2009 ... 2 million net total customer additions from the Alltel acquisition ... 3 million net retail customers excluding Alltel customers. (Multichannel News)
Alltel customers get feature expansion Apr 5, 2009
Orangeburg Alltel Wireless customers will receive an additional five numbers for unlimited calling. In 2006, Alltel Wireless launched My Circle, the calling feature allowing customers to make and receive calls to and from any number on any network ... In the 91 Cellular Market Areas that Verizon is required to divest, which includes the Orangeburg market until Alltel Wireless is sold, Alltell customers on My Circle 10 and My Circle 20 calling plans will automatically receive an additional five... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Windstream seeks $7M from Verizon Apr 4, 2009
The court action filed Friday says that Windstream and Alltel Corp., both based in Little Rock, had a pact in which they exchanged calls placed by each company's customers. Alltel has since been purchased by Verizon, thus it is named in the suit ... Windstream alleges that Alltel made billing errors that resulted in an overcharge of $7 million. (KSLA.com, LA)
Alltel expanding 'My Circle' calling plan Mar 27, 2009
Alltel Wireless is expanding its popular My Circle calling plan to include an extra five numbers for unlimited calling. Alltel, now owned by Verizon, pioneered the idea of offering unlimited calling to a small universe of numbers ... But theres a catch: The new plans are only available in 91 markets - located in 22 states -- that Verizon was required to sell when it bought Alltel in January. (USA Today -- Tech)
Tax dollars paying for cell phones Mar 19, 2009
Basically we are on a government plan with Alltel ... The Alltel plan, which also allows some texting, cost $18,317 last fiscal year. (Troy Montgomery Herald, NC)
3DVU Releases Way2Go, Web-to-Mobile GPS Navigation in Full 3D Photography and Elevation without Operator Connections and Fees Mar 16, 2009
99 monthly service providing up to 15 routes with maximum distance of 5,000 km. Way2Go will soon be sold on application shops such as Handmark, Handango, PocketGear, Mobile2Day, Handster as well as major mobile operator shops such as Sprint, Alltel and Verizon. Way2Go presents many fist ever features and breakthrough patented technology. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
UBS Ups Bourkoff Mar 14, 2009
He also is serving as sole financial advisor in the pending $250 million private equity placement for 3b Networks and is serving as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner to Verizon Wireless on a $17 billion bridge facility to finance the acquisition of Alltel Corp.. More Content. (Multichannel News)
AT&T opens Little Rock broadband support center Mar 5, 2009
The governor noted that Alltel Corp., recently bought out by Verizon Wireless, will phase out many of the nearly 3,000 jobs at its Little Rock headquarters. "This may create some opportunities for some of those folks," he said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Should lawmakers have a say in college curriculum and staffing? Feb 28, 2009
There were dozens of companies, but one by one they have been bought out by AT&T and ALLTEL. When I heard about the ALLTEL/VERIZON merger, I went ahead and locked in for a longer term contract so I could keep the deal I ve got. By chuck. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
‘I Heard It Through the Bo-vine' voted new fair theme Feb 26, 2009
Meader said negotiations are under way that would result in the naming of Alltel Arena, for the wireless telecommunications company. If Google is to be believed, it would be the only arena so named this side of North Little Rock, Ark. (Missoulian, MT)
World Racing Group, Inc. Announces Intent to Deregister Common Stock with Securities and Exchange Commission Feb 19, 2009
We recently kicked off the 2009 racing season with a very successful 38th Alltel DIRTcar Nationals. The attendance was on plan and very close to the event in 2008 which is an encouraging indicator for our plans in 2009, particularly given the current economic environment. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
MobiTV logs 6 million subscribers Feb 18, 2009
Emeryville-based MobiTV, which has an engineering facility in Sunnyvale, said it is available on more than 350 handsets across 20 carrier networks, including AT&T and Alltel in the U.S.. "MobiTV's bullish approach to subscriber growth, despite the economy, has allowed us to be a catalyst for increased mobile television adoption," said CEO Charlie Nooney. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Atom.com Announces 2009 Development Slate Featuring Top Comedic Talent Including Andy Dick, A.D. Miles, Nick Thune, Steve Agee, Among Others Feb 13, 2009
On mobile phones, Atom has prominent channels on Verizon Wireless' V CAST as well as AT&T's CV and Alltel. Across the Internet, Atom is featured on iTunes, AOL, AT&T, Bebo, Dailymotion, Veoh, xBox Live and many more leading Web destinations. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
VH1 Going Mobile With Best Week Ever Game Feb 12, 2009
In addition the subscription game -- which will be available to Alltel, Boost, Nextel, Sprint and Verizon Wireless users -- will offer three daily trivia tournaments that will net winners prizes like game consoles and MP3 players. Other new applications include a chat service based on the new season of reality show I Love Money 2; a $5. (Multichannel News)
News Releases Feb 8, 2009
com Announces 2008 Spring Pass - Bag $50,000 From BI-LO - Vickery Hall Announces Student-Athletes of the Week for the Week of February 25 - AgSouth Homegrown Athlete of the Week - Wilson Boyd - AgSouth Homegrown Athlete of the Week - Mitch Greeley - Three Tiger Student-Athletes Receive Postgraduate Scholarship Awards from the ACC - Larry Nash Passes - Porter Named Recipient of National Award - Clemson 2008 Honor Banquet Awards - Clemson Establishes Records in the Classroom - AgSouth Homegrown... (Clemsontigers.com)
