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- Annual revenue (2007): $8.8 billion US
- Founder(s): Charles Miller and Hugh Willbourn, Jr
- Year Established: 1943
- Industry: Communication Services
- Personal Phone: 800-ALLTEL-1 ( 800-255-8351 )
- Business Phone: 888-4AT-BIZZ ( 888-428-2499 )
- HQ: Little Rock, Arkansas
- President and CEO: Scott T. Ford
- Other key people: Jeffrey Fox,Sharilyn Gasaway and Richard Massey
- Staff: 15,000+ (2006)
- Products: Telecommunications
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Alltel is a recently privatized telecommunications company based in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were purchased by TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners for $27.5 billion. Since they were founded in 1943, their network has spread throughout 34 states. In November 2008, the FCC voted to allow Verizon to purchase Alltel for $28.1 billion.
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Key Dates
- 1943: Alltel founded
- 1983: Allied Telephone and Mid-Continent Telephone merged
- 1985: Released first wireless system
- 1993: Opened first wireless store
- 1997: Wireless and wireline businesses combined
- 2000: Began sponsoring Ryan Newman
- 2005: Announced they were going to become a wireless only company
- 2006: Alltel and Valor Telecom merged to create Windstream Communications
- 2007: Sold to TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners
- 2008: Sold to Verizon
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Alltel Questions
can I send a text to an alltel phone from my email? If so, how and what ar the cost?? 2 AnswersWell, Alltel has been bought out by Verizon, so I'm not sure how long this will work, but if you email in this format: mobile#@message.Alltel.com http://message... read more
Anyone know of a verizon pearl will unlock to work on alltel now or if has to be done at all? 1 AnswerI know that Verizon now technically owns AllTell, but I seroulsy doubt they will let you port phones from one carrier to another because they seem to be operati... read more
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Weather at Alltel Headquarters
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Current ConditionsLittle Rock, AR as of Sun, 22 Nov 2009 9:53 pm CST
Cloudy
55°F(12°C)Barometer: 30.02 rising Humidity: 86% Visibility: 7 mi Wind: SE 6 mph Sunrise: 6:49 am Sunset: 5:00 pm -
Today's Forecast
Partly CloudyHigh: 67°F (19°C)
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Tomorrow's Forecast
Partly CloudyHigh: 67°F (19°C)
Low: 50°F (10°C)
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