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<title>AT&amp;T acquires remaining Alltel assets from ATNI for $780M</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/22/leftovers.of.verizon.acquisition.cover.six.states.includes.spectrum.licenses/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1358871710_alltelawcc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[AT&amp;T has made an agreement with Atlantic Tele-Network Incorporated to acquire its rural wireless business. The purchase of Alltel will cost AT&amp;T $780 million, but it will net the carrier a number of wireless properties, retail locations, network equipment, an extra 585,000 existing subscribers, and also wireless licenses....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Alltel, US Cellular team up to offer U Prepaid cell service</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/30/walmart.to.carry.four.u.prepaid.phones/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1110/repp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Regional wireless providers US Cellular and Alltel have teamed up with Walmart on an upcoming launch of a new no-contract service. Called U Prepaid, it will be available in nearly 500 Walmart stores in 18 states. The service will focus on offering simple and easy-to-understand service plans....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Verizon stops activating Alltel phones</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/01/17/some.vestigial.alltel.service.areas.still.exist/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/alltel-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Verizon has stopped activating Alltel phones on its network, effective yesterday. Alltel customers who haven't already moved their legacy phones over to Verizon's wireless service won't be able to do so. Anyone with an inactive Alltel phone will have to buy a Verizon phone, although they may get one free on a contract....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HTC Evo Design 4G gets specs leak, to hit Sprint and Alltel</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/24/htc.evo.design.4g.linked.to.kingdom/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/htcevodesign4g-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sprint's HTC Evo Design 4G has had more of its details firmed up in a leak of a ROM update utility (RUU) on Wednesday.  Known to be the Kingdom, it should have the 540x960 display of higher-end HTC phones but a a four-inch display that should produce a much sharper image.  What Android and Me saw was almost a sequel to the Droid Incredible 2 as it had a faster 1.2GHz single-core Snapdragon and And...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>LG Optimus Black hits FCC for Sprint, US Cellular, more</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/02/lg.optimus.black.coming.to.most.us.cdma.carriers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1106/lgoptimusblack-ces.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[LG's Optimus Black is now known to be coming to virtually every US CDMA carrier after FCC listings gave its plans away.  A core LS855 model is headed to Sprint, while AS855, US855, and VM855 should reach Alltel, US Cellular, and Virgin.  In every case, the chief updates are the expected switchovers to CDMA and EVDO for phone calls and 3G....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/02/lg.optimus.black.coming.to.most.us.cdma.carriers/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AT&amp;T starts up cellphone service in Montana </title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/04/14/att.begins.transitioning.former.alltel.customers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1001/attin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Following its buyout of rural Verizon and Alltel assets, AT&amp;T has announced it will begin offering cellphone service to residents of Montana. The region was previously served by Alltel and those 150,000 subscribers will get a rebranded service. They will also get the choice to buy AT&amp;T's portfolio of services and devices, including the iPhone 4....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HTC Merge comes to Alltel, we go hands-on</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/03/23/htc.merge.for.alltel.up.for.pre.order.march.28/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1103/htcmerge-ctia.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Alltel confirmed it would become the first carrier to use the HTC Merge and has given out its first launch details.  Pre-orders should start March 28 for the Android slider, which will ship for $125 on a contract.  Alltel hasn't said whether the phone will come customized for the network....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/03/23/htc.merge.for.alltel.up.for.pre.order.march.28/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>HTC Merge official, packs CDMA and GSM for North America</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/02/25/htc.merge.official.for.north.america.in.spring/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1102/htcmerge.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[HTC chose the unusual timing of a Friday after Mobile world Congress to formally launch the Merge.  The long in progress Android 2.2 slider is HTC's first Android phone to have both CDMA and GSM, giving it the option both of reaching many carriers in North America and of letting CDMA subscribers roam in other parts of the world.  A 3.8-inch, 480x800 screen and a five-megapixel camera with 720p vid...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Samsung Gem gets picked up by Alltel Wireless</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/02/10/samsung.gem.now.available.at.alltel.wireless/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1101/samgem.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Samsung Gem Android phone has now been claimed by provider Alltel. The device ships with Android 2.1 and sports a 3.2-inch touchscreen along with a relatively quick 800MHz procssor.  A 3.2-megapixel camera on the back keeps in line with the budget focus, although the Wi-Fi carries hotspot support for sharing....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/02/10/samsung.gem.now.available.at.alltel.wireless/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Verizon iPhone buyers can keep older plans, see shipping</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/02/03/verizon.may.allow.legacy.data.plans.with.iphone/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1102/iphone4-verizon5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Electronista has received word from those pre-ordering Verizon iPhones that they may have the opportunity to use a different cellphone plan.  Those who pre-ordered the device are told that, while Apple's device normally requires the $30 or $45 data plans, they can keep the deprecated 150MB plan.  Customers would only need to call a number afterwards, the message said....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/02/03/verizon.may.allow.legacy.data.plans.with.iphone/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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