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Website:
http://www.wwireless.com
Phone: +1 425 586-8700 |
Address:
3650 131st Avenue S E
Bellevue, WASHINGTON 98006 |
Company Description
Western Wireless Corporation. The Group's principal activity is to provide rural wireless communications services. It operates in 88 rural service areas (RSAs) and 19 metropolitan service areas (MSAs). The Group provides wireless services, under the CellularONE(R) and Western Wireless(R) brand names. The Group has roaming agreements with Cingular Wireless LLC, T-Mobile USA Inc, Verizon Wireless Corporation and Sprint PCS Corporation. The Group through its subsidiaries are licensed to provide wireless communication services in seven countries outside the United States including Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Bolivia, Haiti, Ghana and Georgia. As on 31-Dec-2004 the Group serves 1.8 million mobile subscribers. The Group also operates call centers in Manhattan, Washington and Kansas. On 9-Jan-2005, the Group entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with ALLTEL Corporation and Wigeon Acquisition LLC. Subscriber Fees accounted for 79% of 2004 revenues; Roamer, 13%, Equipment, 4%, Fixed Line, 3%, and Other, 1%
Key People
| Chairman & Chief Executive | John W. Stanton |
| President | Mikal J. Thomsen |
| Chief Operating Officer | Eric Hertz |
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | M. W. Wisehart |
| Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel | Jeffrey A. Christianson |
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Reuters - November 05, 2009 9:41 AM
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Forbes.com - November 05, 2009 9:28 AM
BusinessWire - Strategy Analytics has found that mobile phone consumers in both the US and Western Europe show relatively high intentions of staying with their current operator when purchasing their next device. Respondents from AT&T and Verizon Wireless ...
BusinessWeek - November 04, 2009 11:19 AM
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Reuters - November 04, 2009 8:30 AM
Mobile Internet Usage Doubled Since 2007 BOSTON--(Business Wire)-- Strategy Analytics has found that almost one-in-five users in the US and Western Europe now accesses the internet from their cellphone at least once a week. In, 'Smartphone Owners Lead ...
Reuters - November 04, 2009 8:27 AM
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)-- Mobile wireless carriers throughout the world are continuing to increase needed backhaul capacity which will lead to a large upswing in the fortunes of backhaul equipment vendors and service providers, according to a new ...
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