by Robb Dunewood | Jun 6, 2008 | BlackBerry
Well, it looks like the nation is about to be down to 3 major wireless carriers. Verizon and Alltel have made it official that Verizon will acquire Alltel for $28.1 billion. Verizon will pay about $5.9 and inherit about $22.2 billion in debt. When all is said and...
by Robb Dunewood | Jun 5, 2008 | BlackBerry
According to CNBC, Verizon is in “deep talks” to acquire Alltel, the nations 5th largest wireless carrier for an estimated $27 billion dollars. TPG and Goldman Sachs took Alltel private last November in a $27.5 billion deal it is not expected that...
by Robb Dunewood | Apr 21, 2008 | BlackBerry
Alltel usually lags a few weeks behind Sprint and Verizon when it comes to releasing their branded version of CDMA BlackBerry devices, however, this time around they plan on getting the goods into their subscribers hands just as, if not more, quickly than everyone...