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UPDATE: Few Snags Expected for Verizon Wireless, Alltel

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Wireless' bid to purchase Alltel isn't expected to hit major regulatory snags even though the merged entity would create the nation's largest cellphone company.  more

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Bidding Slow For 10-Megahertz D-Block Airwaves in FCC Auction

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- One of the largest sections of communications airwaves being sold by the Federal Communications Commission has received only one bid after four rounds of an auction, according to information released by the agency.  more

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FCC Gives Green Light to Alltel Corp Sale

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved the $27.5 billion sale of Alltel Corp. to two private-equity companies, but imposed a series of conditions on the transaction.  more

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