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WHO |
WITH |
WHAT |
SCOOP |
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Verizon Wireless |
Rural Cellular |
Verizon Wireless is acquiring RCC for $2.67B |
RCC's customer base is 716,000 and it operates in about 15 states. |
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Prexar |
Amp'd |
Prexar has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Amp'd assets as the MVNO has filed Chapter 11. |
Amp'd subscribers who move to the Prexar network can for the most part continue using their existing mobile handsets, and have their choice from a suite of calling and text messaging plan options. |
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FiberTower |
Sprint |
FiberTower will provide backhaul for Sprint's WiMAX network. |
The agreement calls for FiberTower to deploy commercial ethernet services, which the company claims is a first for any mobile backhaul provider. |
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Citi |
Obopay |
Citi and Obopay will trial a p2p payment platform in Chicago and Boston. |
Trial participants can send each other payments, add money to their accounts via text, check balances and view payments histories. |