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AT&T to buy 79 rural territories from Verizon, including some (most) of Montana

AT&T Inc. said Friday it will buy the assets of Verizon Wireless in 79 mainly rural areas for $2.35 billion, a deal that will affect more than 1 million subscribers.

Verizon Wireless was forced to sell the service areas, which are spread over 18 states, to satisfy regulatory conditions of its purchase of Alltel Corp. The areas are mainly Alltel territories that overlap with Verizon’s own coverage, but also some Verizon territories and areas covered by Rural Cellular, another carrier Verizon bought last year.

Dallas-based AT&T, the country’s largest telecommunications company, was the expected winner of the auction for the assets.

Full Story: http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/05/09/bnews//br69.txt

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AT&T buys state wireless areas

By The Montana Standard Staff

Montana areas include:

# Butte-Silver Bow, Anaconda-Deer Lodge, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Meagher, Broadwater and Wheatland counties

# Granite, Powell and Ravalli, Missoula, Mineral, Lewis and Clark counties

# Beaverhead, Gallatin, Madison and Park counties

# Billings MSA

# Great Falls MSA

# Flathead, Glacier, Lake, Lincoln, Pondera, Sanders and Teton counties

# Blaine, Chouteau, Hill, Liberty and Toole counties

# Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Wibaux counties

# Fergus, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Petroleum, Stillwater and Sweet Grass counties

# Big Horn, Carbon, Rosebud and Treasure counties

# Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River and Prairie counties

http://mtstandard.com/articles/2009/05/10/state/hjjajeijjjejhg.txt

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