 Homer JMmmm, Free Goo
join:2000-10-05
Springfield | Summary Whoever wrote the summary needs to go back and look at the article. Altell is the 5th largest carrier by customers and has the largest geographical area, and is not 5th largest geographically. |
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| Can't get Alltel in Philadelphia suburbs...didn't know this company existed in a "nationwide" roll until last year when the "Chad" commercials aired. Thought it was a midwest only company. |
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 joakoPremium
join:2000-09-07
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said by Homer J:Whoever wrote the summary needs to go back and look at the article. Altell is the 5th largest carrier by customers and has the largest geographical area, and is not 5th largest geographically. Most of their coverage is rural or roaming. They are the smallest "nationwide" carrier if you even consider them to be that I suppose the correct term would be a "mid-sized multi-regional carrier."
Here's the map of native (IE: where Alltel owns antennas and spectrum)
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 PiggieI Actually use WindstreamPremium
join:2005-11-23
Orange Springs, FL | They never did the advertising they needed to do, to put a lot of customers in those areas, though granted many or most are rural. For example. I lived in an Alltel area but my wife bought us Cingular. It has so so coverage in my rural area. Then when the contract was up I looked around and discovered Alltel had much better coverage in my area. Lack of advertising.
It wasn't until they challenged the other's with their My Circle plan, that they put the money into TV and other advertising.
It's a sad day for America. We are rapidly moving toward one oil company, one telephone company, one cable/satellite TV company.
All this will fuel Wall Street in the interim, but will collapse under it's own weight if the government doesn't step back into anti-trust regulation that makes sense.
Believe me when I say I hope I am very dead wrong!
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