Is a Verizon-Alltel Merger in the Offing? | eWeek

Is a Verizon-Alltel Merger in the Offing?

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Dec 20, 2004
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The latest rumor to surface in the merger mania that has gripped wireless carriers is that Verizon now has its eye on Alltel, a telecom provider based in Little Rock.

Alltels CDMA (code division multiple access) wireless technology “makes it a natural target for Verizon–also a user of CDMA,” says one analyst.

Rumors circulated last week that Verizon would target Sprint but analysts disputed that liklihood after news of the Sprint-Nextel merger was announced.

Click herefor the full story from BusinessWeek Online: Alltel: Expecting A Call?

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