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Dobson Into Profit at Last - Further Expansion to Come

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AllTel buys CenturyTel's wireless assets

The USA based AllTel has dropped its hostile bid for its rival CenturyTel and is instead to purchase just the wireless properties owned by CenturyTel, for US$1.65 billion in cash. AllTel will add more than 700,000 customers and expand its wireless footprint into highly complementary new markets across Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Texas and Wisconsin. AllTel will now have 7.4 million wireless customers in 24 states. Also included in the transaction are minority partnership interests in cellular operations of 2 million proportionate pops, or potential customers, and PCS licenses covering 1.3 million pops in Wisconsin and Iowa. more

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