Verizon Wireless snaps up West Virginian GSM carrier
Verizon Wireless announced it purchased rural carrier West Virginia Wireless for an undisclosed sum. Verizon Wireless said it will spend the next 15 months converting the rural carrier’s GSM network to CDMA technology.
The spectrum licenses that make up part of West Virginia Wireless’ assets cover 1.2 million people in 22 West Virginia counties, five counties in Kentucky, three in Virginia and two in Ohio. That area includes two interstate corridors as well as the Greenbriar resort in White Sulpher Springs and Marshall University in Huntington, W.V.
Verizon Wireless will serve its new customers under the West Virginia Wireless name for the time being. The national carrier said that it had offered employment to all West Virginia Wireles...
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The spectrum licenses that make up part of West Virginia Wireless’ assets cover 1.2 million people in 22 West Virginia counties, five counties in Kentucky, three in Virginia and two in Ohio. That area includes two interstate corridors as well as the Greenbriar resort in White Sulpher Springs and Marshall University in Huntington, W.V.
Verizon Wireless will serve its new customers under the West Virginia Wireless name for the time being. The national carrier said that it had offered employment to all West Virginia Wireles...
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Huh, sorry, it was on the front page of RCR News.
Now that you mention it, that does sound familiar, my bad 🤭
Now that you mention it, that does sound familiar, my bad 🤭
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Hmmmmmmm??? RCR usually pretty on the ball. I wonder if something newsworthy actually did happen today. Perhaps FCC approval came through. Article may just be unclear.
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