Western Wireless Corporation was a cellular network operator that provided mobile telecommunications service to subscribers in 19 western states and seven countries.
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13 Facts About Western Wireless
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Western Wireless marketed analog cellular service under the CELLULAR ONE brand in 88 FCC-defined rural service areas and digital PCS service under the VoiceStream brand in 19 FCC-defined metropolitan service areas.
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Western Wireless obtained additional revenue from the international operations of its Western Wireless International Corporation subsidiary, which was licensed to provide wireless communications services in seven countries to a total of 1.
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Western Wireless was formed in 1994 by the merger of two other Stanton controlled entities, Pacific Northwest Cellular and General Cellular Corporation.
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Western Wireless spun off its VoiceStream Wireless subsidiary in 1999, which was later purchased by Deutsche Telekom AG in 2001.
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From its headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, United States, Western Wireless Corporation provided wireless communications service in 19 western states.
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Western Wireless initially specialized in providing cellular service to rural areas under the Cellular One brand, but expanded into urban areas by acquiring PCS spectrum licenses, building out digital networks and providing services under the VoiceStream brand.
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Western Wireless grew to become the United States' eighth-largest independent cellular company.
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Western Wireless became a publicly traded company in May 1996, offering 12.
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On May 3,1999, Western Wireless spun off its VoiceStream Wireless division to Western Wireless shareholders, creating an independent, publicly traded Delaware corporation called VoiceStream Wireless Corporation.
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Shares of VoiceStream Western Wireless traded on the NASDAQ under the stock ticker symbol VSTR.
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On January 9,2005, Western Wireless entered into a merger agreement with Little Rock, Arkansas-based telecommunications provider Alltel in which Alltel agreed to pay $6 billion in stock-and-cash to Western Wireless shareholders.
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Western Wireless shareholders voted on July 29,2005, eleven years to the day after Western Wirless was incorporated, to accept a US$4.
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