The "BET HIP HOP AWARDS" Premieres Thursday, October 23 at 8:00 P.M.* NEW YORK, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of the BET HIP HOP AWARDS '08, the #1 hip hop themed telecast on television for the past two years, BET Networks announced unique marketing partnerships with Nike,...
CHICAGO -- With the announced acquisition of Alltel Corp. by Verizon Wireless VZW during the second quarter of 2008, initial expectations were for the Department of Justice DOJ and Federal Communications Commission FCC to conclude the regulatory approval process by year-end. However, it's uncertain whether a FCC ruling could be...
EVEN IF HIS FATHER HADN'T built Alltel from the small, rural phone company that his mother's father founded, and even if Jack Stephens hadn't been his mentor, Scott Ford by any other name would be a player in Corporate America. He's just that smart and just that good. He's a...
INVESTORS IN ALLTEL CORP. MUST BE living right. While leveraged buyout deals were dropping like flies in the last half of 2007--including the planned sale of Little Rock's own Acxiom Corp.--the sale of Alltel to TPG Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners sailed through. Alltel shareholders realized a 22.6...
ARKANSANS IN GENERAL AND Little Rock residents in particular thought they d dodged the bullet with the $27 billion leveraged buyout last year of Alltel Corp. When Alltel was sold to TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners last November, most of us sighed with relief, knowing that the deal...
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets rallied Friday as energy companies garnered support from surging crude oil prices which boost their profits, analysts said. In late morning trade, London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares gained 0.90 percent to 6,049.50 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index added 0.44...
Without the last two Florida national. title teams, the Southeastern Conference suffered badly in the NCAA Tournament. No. 2 seed Tennessee Looked average in two wins and then was blitzed by 19 points by Louisville. Arkansas beat Indiana, then Lost by 31 to North Carolina. Overseeded (at a No. 4)...
Two local companies--Alltel Corp. and Aristotle Inc.--participated in the recent Federal Communications Commission's 700-megahertz airwaves auction, but neither came away with any more tech real estate. Verizon and AT&T were the major winners as the FCC brought in $19.1 billion in gross winning bids.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Alltel achieved record customer growth in the fourth quarter and for the full year, with the company adding more than 1 million gross customers for the first time in a quarter. Alltel also achieved records in total net customer additions and post-pay net adds in the...
Alltel Corp. has agreed to pay $1.33 million as part of a civil settlement with the Department of Justice and the state of Minnesota that resolves Alltel's alleged violations of two court orders in connection with its buyout of Midwest Wireless Holdings LLC last year. Of the $1.325 million payment,...
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the sale of Alltel Corp. to TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners. Alltel expects the merger, worth $26 billion, to close before Thanksgiving. When the deal is complete, stockholders will receive $71.50 a share. The FCC found the deal "will service...
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] THE ANNUAL LIST OF TOP stockholders is a reminder that Arkansas companies have brought impressive wealth to many. But the past year was kinder to some than others. Take, for instance, the Acxiom Corp. stockholders who saw the value of their stock holdings sink as the...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-29 October 2007-Alltel announces FCC approval of merger with TPG Capital, GS Capital PartnersC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Alltel (NYSE:AT), a provider of a wireless network delivering voice and advanced data services, announced on Friday (26 October) that the Federal Communications Commission FCC has approved the company's merger with...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Alltel (NYSE:AT) today announced that the Federal Communications Commission has approved the company's merger with TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners GSCP. Alltel expects the merger to close before Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22. At close, Alltel shareholders will receive $71.50 per share in cash. ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Alltel Corporation ("Alltel") (NYSE: AT) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Alltel Communications, Inc. ("ACI") and Alltel Ohio Limited Partnership ("Alltel Ohio" and, together with ACI, the "Issuers"), are extending the expiration date and price determination date for their previously announced cash tender offers in respect...
