AT&T plans to invest USD84m in Puerto Rico
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Investment of USD84 million has been contemplated by telecom operator AT&T to increase 3G capacity in Puerto Rico by deploying 105 new cell sites.
According to AT&T Puerto Rico’s CEO Jose Juan Davila, the investment is part of the consolidation of Centennial Communications, which is due to be completed by the end of the second quarter.
A combined 1.1 million subscribers on the networks of Centennial and AT&T in Puerto Rico has been estimated by Davila.
Alltel subscribers to be acquired by AT&T in Q1 next year
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: USA based AT&T announced that the company expects to acquire 1.5 million subscribers of Alltel in 18 states in the first quarter of the next year.
In order to win the regulatory approval for its purchase of Alltel this year, Verizon Wireless had to divest its licenses and subscribers in 18 states. An agreement was made between Verizon and AT&T that the latter would acquire the subscribers in a deal that includes assets from Verizon Wireless and the former Rural Cellular Corp.
AT&T also expects to complete its sale of former Centennial Communications Corp. assets to Verizon Wireless, which would get nearly 120,000 subscribers in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Both the swaps need regulatory approval from the Federal Communications Commission and Justice Department.
Centennial launches unlimited mobile phone service
Centennial Communications has launched an unlimited wireless service in Puerto Rico, in a bid to consolidate its position as the leading player in the mobile market. The monthly USD49.99 plan includes unlimited local calls in Puerto Rico, with the option of adding ‘companions’ to the service with unlimited calling for USD29.99. In addition, customers can add features and data bundles to their wireless service including SMS, MMS, BREW-based wireless data downloads, internet access, call waiting, caller ID and related products for between USD4.99 and USD19.99.
Source- telegeography Wireless Mobile Telecom
