rcrwireless.com - 10/31/2008
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The Department of Justice approved Verizon Wireless' $28 billion purchase of Alltel Communications L.L.C., subject to required divestitures of wireless assets in 100 markets encompassing 22 states. The divestitures required are necessary to protect wireless customers and are among the most ...
tech.yahoo.com - 11/4/2008
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tech.yahoo.com —
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are signing off on
Verizon Wireless ' planned $28 billion purchase of Alltel...
Corp . The deal will create the nation's largest wireless carrier. With partial dissents by the two Democrats on the five-member panel, the ...
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FCC approves Verizon Wireless' purchase of Alltel (AP) ...
alleyinsider.com - 11/5/2008
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alleyinsider.com —
minority-report.jpg As anticipated , the FCC has voted
to approve the use of wireless airwaves between TV...
channels -- so-called "white spaces" -- for Internet devices. The ruling is a victory for companies like Google (GOOG), Motorola (MOT), and ...
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FCC Approves 'Wi-Fi On Steroids': Good News For ...
phonescoop.com - 11/4/2008
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phonescoop.com —
The FCC has added its stamp of approval
to the planned acquisition of Alltel by Verizon Wireless....
The FCC voted 5 to 0 in favor of the deal. The FCC is attaching several conditions to the deal, including a ... (follow link to read)
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FCC Approves Verizon Wireless Acquisition of Alltel
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Department of Justice approves Verizon's Alltel acquisition, requires more concessions
Engadget —
... The suits at the Department of Justice just green-lighted Verizon's planned acquisition of regional rival Alltel, moving the two CDMA giants closer to a marriage that would easily eclipse AT&T to become the largest wireless carrier in North America. There's ...
DOJ Approves Verizon's Alltel Acquisition
Phone Scoop - Latest News —
... of Alltel as long as Verizon agrees to divest 100 markets in 22 different states. The divestitures cover North Dakota and South Dakota in their entirety, significant swaths of Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Montana, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming, and smaller portions of Alabama, Arizona, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. The FCC still has to approve the acquisition, and is voting on the matter next week. more info at RCR Wireless News ...
Verizon Alltel acquisition approved by Department of Justice
Phones Review —
... to protect wireless customers and are among the most extensive required by the department in a wireless case.”
The Department of Justice has said the divestitures will cover the entire states of North Dakota and South Dakota, sections of Arizona, Alabama, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia, and major areas of Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Montana, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming.
Source – RCR
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US DoJ greenlights Verizon-Alltel deal - Verizon approved to acquire Alltel
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... veritable thumbs-up on the deal, the soon-to-be largest US wireless carrier will have to wait to hear what the FCC has to say on the matter. The FCC recently stated, through Chairman Kevin Martin, that the commission would make every effort to announce their decision on the Verizon-Alltel deal before year’s end.
We might just see the marriage of Verizon and Alltel become reality in early 2009, if all goes according to plan. AT&T, watch your back!
[Via: RCR]
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