Wireless timeline: 2013 (and a bit) in the world of spectrum
Here's a brief look back at the very busy past year or so on the wireless spectrum scene in the United States:
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AT&T spectrum grab: buying Alltel for $780 million
AT&T on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy Alltel’s U.S. wireless operations, including licenses, network assets, retail stores and about 585,000 subscribers, for $780 million in cash. Technically, AT&T is buying the operation from the lesser known Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (ATNI).
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AT&T-T-Mobile merger widely panned
The proposed AT&T-T-Mobile merger has many different groups standing athwart recent telecom history and yelling, "Stop!"
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New Verizon COO oversaw three years of surging wireless growth
Newly promoted Verizon COO Lowell McAdam had a short but productive tenure as head of Verizon's wireless business, which has added 25.5 million subscribers since 2007. Looking forward, Verizon is grooming McAdam to eventually take over as CEO when current Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg retires from the company.