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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$8.8B
  • Public
  • US
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Alltel is the nation's fifth largest wireless provider and has the nation's largest wireless network. We're more than 15,000 fun, energetic people working together with fresh ideas, diverse perspectives and new ways of thinking to serve each other, our customers and our shareholders. We work every day to ensure that our customers have the most advanced technologies, the most dependable networks and the best products and services in the wireless industry. Our company has grown rapidly through a series of mergers and acquisitions, gaining customers, networks and new ways of doing business with each transaction. Today we serve more than 12 million customers across the country and generate $8 billion in annual revenues. Our corporate culture involves making improvements, not excuses. We treat each other with respect and do the right thing for our customers. We like being an essential part of our customers' lives, and we like exploring new and better ways of doing things.

President & CEO
Scott Ford
Number of Employees 16,104
Contact Information

1 Allied Drive

Little Rock, Arkansas 72202

www.alltel.com

(501) 905-8000

NAICS Code : 517310

Recent Events

  • Monett to receive more than $500,000 in settlement

    12/10/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Home sales rise in Arkansas

    12/05/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Verizon to Close Maumee Call Center

    12/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BRIEF: Verizon to close 450-employee Virginia Beach call center

    12/04/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

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    11/22/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Verizon cuts more former Alltel employees

    11/20/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Verizon doubles its commitment fees, draws criticism

    11/29/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Vodafone's profit up 15 percent

    11/10/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Vodafone H1 profit up 15 pct

    11/10/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Tropical Storm Ida Threatens Panhandle, Gulf Coast; Verizon Wireless Offers Tips To Floridians

    11/09/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • AT&T announces completion of acquisition of Centennial Communications

    11/09/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Alltel Releases the Samsung DoubleTake Phone

    11/04/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Alltel transition not coming until 2010

    11/10/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Verizon Racks Up Revenues, But Profits Drop

    10/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Billing conversion nears completion for Alltel customers

    10/17/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • launches NY area wireless service

    10/19/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • WHAT GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, CONSUMERS WHO ARE STILL RECEIVING BILLS FROM ALLTEL NEED TO KNOW

    10/05/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • WHAT NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN CONSUMERS WHO ARE STILL RECEIVING BILLS FROM ALLTEL NEED TO KNOW

    10/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • ATN taps ex-Alltel exec to manage former Alltel properties

    10/02/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Former Alltel VP Launches Arkansas Payroll Services

    10/02/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Scott Ford President & CEO
Jeffrey Fox Group President, Operations
Kevin L. Beebe Group President, Operations
Sharilyn Gasaway Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
C. J. Duvall Executive Vice President, HR
Frank O'Mara Executive Vice President, Marketing
Richard N. Massey Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary & General Counsel
John Ebner Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasurer
Keith Kostuch Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning
Laura Cook Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications
Wade McGill Senior Vice President, Product Management
Andrew Moreau Vice President, Corp Communications
Donna Andrews Director
Erin Taylor Dir, Direct Marketing
John Chier Director, Corp Communications
Kathy Petree Service Center Director
Regina Woziwodzki Director, Marketing
Scott Morris Director, Investor Relations
William H. Crown Lead Director
David Avery Manager, Corp Communications
Erin Ascione Manager, Corp Communications
James Vargo Manager, Customer Care
Jayne Noble Manager
Larry D. White Manager, Corp Communications
Mike Urquhart Manager
Sue P. Mosley Controller
Art Bowren
Bill Masurat
Carl H. Tiedemann
Gerald B. Alt
John Halpin
John Reilly
Scott Settelmyer Treasurer
Shyam Pillai
Gregory W. Penske Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Joe T. Ford Chairman of the Board
Anthony J. de Nicola Board of Directors
Emon A. Mahony Board of Directors
Frank E. Reed Board of Directors
Jeffery R Gardner Board of Directors
Jeffrey T. Hinson Board of Directors
John R. Belk Board of Directors
Josie C. Natori Board of Directors
Judy K. Jones Board of Directors
Lawrence L. Gellerstedt Board of Directors
Ronald Townsend Board of Directors
Warren A. Stephens Board of Directors
William Montgomery Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation President & CEO Current
ALLTEL Services, Inc. President Current
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Group President, Operations Current
Alltel Service Chief Operating Officer Current
Axcess, Inc. Current
Simple Freedom Current
TOUCH2TALK Current
Alltel Service Group President Former
Duke University degree in economics Former

Kevin L. Beebe (47) has been a director since January 2004. He has been Group President of Operations at ALLTEL Corporation, a telecommunications services company, since 1998. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Beebe served as Executive Vice President of Operations for 360"Corporation, a wireless communication company. He has held a variety of executive and senior management positions at several divisions of Sprint, including Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Marketing and Administration for Sprint Cellular, Director of Marketing for Sprint North Central Division, Director of Engineering and Operations Staff and Director of Product Management and Business Development for Sprint Southeast Division, as well as Staff Director of Product Services at Sprint Corporation. Mr. Beebe began his career at AT&T/Southwestern Bell as a Manager.

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Group President, Operations Current
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Telution, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sprint Corporation Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Marketing Former
Sprint Corporation Director of Product Management Former
Southwestern Bell Former
Bowling Green State University Master's Degree In Economics Former
Kutztown University Bachelor's Degree In Economics Former
Kutztown University degree in economics Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current
Arthur Andersen LLP audit manager Former
ALLTEL Corporation Controller Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Executive Vice President, HR Current
Missouri Baptist College degree in behavioral science Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Executive Vice President, Marketing Current

Richard N. Massey is executive vice president, corporate secretary and general counsel for Alltel. Prior to joining Alltel, Massey was a managing director at Stephens Inc. of Little Rock. As head of the information and communications practice for Stephens, Massey has led several large and complex transactions in the software, information technology and telecommunications industries. In 2005, he has played a key role in Alltel's transactions with Western Wireless Corp., Midwest Wireless and the spin-off of Alltel's wireline business and its merger with VALOR. From 1998-2000, Massey was a partner with Kutak Rock, where he led the national mergers and acquisition practice for the firm. Under Massey, the Kutak team completed several billion dollars in mergers and capital markets transactions. He graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas School of Law.

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary & General Counsel Current
Axcess, Inc. Current
Simple Freedom Current
TOUCH2TALK Current
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Alltel Service Executive Vice President Former
Kutak Rock Llp partner Former
Western Wireless Corporation Former
Valor LLC Former
Midwest Wireless Communications LLC Former
University of Arkansas Former

John Ebner is Alltel's senior vice president of investor relations and treasurer and is responsible for the investor relations, capital markets, cash management, pension and risk management activities at Alltel. Ebner joined Alltel in 1996 as assistant to the president of the former Alltel Information Services. He later served as vice president of pricing and product management for Alltel and as assistant to the president of Alltel, where for several years he was primarily focused on merger and acquisition activities. Ebner also has served as vice president of finance for Alltel's wireless operations, regional vice president of finance and as vice president of industry relations based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Alltel, Ebner worked in investment banking with JPMorgan and Stephens Inc. of Little Rock. He has a degree in business and accounting from Washington and Lee University and a graduate degree in business administration from the University of Virginia.

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasurer Current
ALLTEL Corporation Assistant To the President Former
ALLTEL Corporation Treasurer Former
University of Virginia Graduate Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning Current
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. vice president Former
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Director Former
Harvard University graduate degree in business administration Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications Current
ALLTEL Corporation Vice President, Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Senior Vice President, Product Management Current
ALLTEL Corporation Vice President, Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Vice President, Corp Communications Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Director Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Dir, Direct Marketing Current
ALLTEL Corporation Dir, Direct Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Director, Corp Communications Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Service Center Director Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Director, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Director, Investor Relations Current

President and Chief Executive Officer of CC Industries, Inc., Chicago, Illinois (a diversified investment company); Vice President of Henry Crown and Company, Chicago, Illinois (a diversified investment company); Vice President of Dane Acquisition Corp. and General Partner of Great Dane Limited Partnership, Chicago, Illinois (semi-truck trailers and accessories manufacturer). Director of Alltel since 2004. Member of Audit and Governance Committees. Age 42.

Organization Position Status
CC Industries, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Crown Limited General Partner Current
ALLTEL Corporation Lead Director Current
ALLTEL Corporation Director Current
Eltek Asa Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Manager, Corp Communications Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Manager, Corp Communications Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Manager, Customer Care Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Manager Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Manager, Corp Communications Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Alltel Service Controller Current
ALLTEL Corporation Controller Current
Axcess, Inc. Current
Simple Freedom Current
TOUCH2TALK Current
Deloitte & Touche LLP Senior Audit Manager Former
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu senior audit manager Former
ALLTEL Corporation Principal Former
University of Arkansas at Little Rock law degree Former
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Todays Office Inc. Senior Accounting Executive Current
Entergy Corporation Current
ALLTEL Corporation Current
Metropolitan Corporation Current

Organization Position Status
Brickwalk Executive Vice President Current
ALLTEL Corporation Current
British Telecom Current
McDonnell Douglas Corporation Current

Elected to the Board in December 2002, Mr. Tiedemann is an investment executive with more than three decades of business experience. He is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Tiedemann Investment Group (TIG), a privately held investment partnership with assets in excess of $2 billion. Prior to founding TIG in 1980, he was one of the initial founders of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) and served as President and Chairman of DLJ Securities, subsequently served as President of DLJ Inc., and remained as a Director of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette until 1985. Mr. Tiedemann has served on a number of Boards, including the Board of Governors of the American Stock Exchange; Lexington Management Corporation, a mutual fund management company; Piedmont Management Company, a publicly traded reinsurance company; Kleinwort Benson Mutual Funds, a London-based asset management firm; Curtice Burns, a large food processing company; National Medical Care, a U.S. kidney dialysis company; Alltel, a communications company with more than 12 million customers; and Nikko Securities International, a Japanese investment banking firm. Mr. Tiedemann is currently on the Advisory Board of the Harvard Medical School.

Organization Position Status
The American Stock Exchange LLC Current
ALLTEL Corporation Current
Investor Select Advisors Limited Board Member Current
Harvard Medical School Advisory Board Current
Access Worldwide Communications Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tiedemann Trust Company Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Former
Dillon Read Former
Trinity College Bachelor of Arts Former

Gerald B. Alt is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of LOGS Network. He manages the national operations division of LOGS, which includes its legal, human resources, and IT departments, in addition to his vital role in client relations and technical marketing. Mr. Alt has been with LOGS since 1988. A licensed attorney, he has significant experience in handling complex real estate and title matters, having handled or supervised more than 15,000 residential foreclosures while practicing in the state of Michigan before assuming his current position. He has a broad bankruptcy background, as well, having represented lenders, bankruptcy trustees, creditor committees, and other creditors in Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy cases. His practice included residential and commercial evictions; land contracts; eminent domain; boundary dispute; title and survey cases affecting residential and commercial real estate; and commercial litigation with state, U.S. District Court and U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals appellate work. From March 1993 until mid-1996, Mr. Alt served as Director of Legal Services for the HUD Section 312 servicing vendor, CDSI. He worked closely with members of HUD's Washington staff, and he coordinated field counsel from that servicer's offices in Rosslyn, Virginia. His experience in that position included dealing with congressional inquiries. Mr. Alt is also experienced in and helps develop various proprietary technical and software systems that have been released by LOGS. He is an acknowledged expert on default management and asset recovery risks, and he has spoken at conferences and participated on panels for the Mortgage Bankers Association, Fiserv, Alltel Mortgage PhD, and industry roundtables. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and a law degree from Wayne State Law School.

Organization Position Status
Fiserv, Inc. Current
ALLTEL Corporation Current
Cdsi Vendor Former
Cdsi Director Former

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Organization Position Status
Debtnext Solutions, LLC Chief Operations Officer Current
University of Michigan Mba Former

With over 39 years in the Telecommunications Construction industry, there is not much John Reilly has not had hands-on experience. In 1965, he began in the industry installing copper cable as a lineman, then as cable splicer. His experience has lead him to leadership positions on crews and eventually over all outside plant construction activities. For the past 26 years, he has worked as an Estimator and Construction Manager. John's Customer experience includes Ameritech (SBC), Verizon, GTE, Sprint, MCI, Alltel, Level 3, Williams Communications as well as various RUS projects.

Organization Position Status
Cts Telecommunications Senior Estimator Current
ALLTEL Corporation Current
Sb&C, Ltd. Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Treasurer Current

As one of the original founders and CTO of Connectiva Systems, Shyam Pillai provides product and technology vision to the company and is responsible for all future development of Connectiva's patent pending product suite. In more than 11 years of experience in the IT and Communications industry, Mr. Pillai has led product development, management and deployment efforts in several large telecom software companies and worked with premier service providers such as GTE, ALLTEL, Sprint, BellSouth Omnipoint, etc. Mr. Pillai has authored numerous articles and is a frequent speaker on current and emerging telecom trends.

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Current
GTE Current
Connectiva Systems, Inc. Founder & CTO Former
Sprint Corporation Executive Former

Joe T. Ford is Chairman of the Board of ALLTEL Corporation, a telecommunications company. He was named President of ALLTEL upon its formation in 1983 from a merger between Allied Telephone Company and Mid-Continent Telephone Corporation, became Chief Executive Officer in 1987, assumed the title of Chairman in 1991 and retired as the Chief Executive Officer in July 2002. Ford is a director of En Pro Industries, Inc. and the Stephens Group, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Textron Systems Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
ALLTEL Corporation Chairman of the Board Current
Textron Systems Corporation Chairman of the Board of Alltel Corporation Current
SF Holding Corp. Director Current
Textron Inc. Board of Directors Current
EnPro Industries, Inc. Director Current
Augusta National Golf Club Member Current
ALLTEL Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
ALLTEL Corporation President Former
Textron Inc. Director of The Dial Corporation Former
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Teamwork Online LLC Director Current
ALLTEL Corporation Director Current
Penske Corporation Director Current
Gothamist LLC Director Current
International Speedway Corporation Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Windstream Communications Chief Executive Officer Current
Windstream Communications President Current
Windstream Corporation Director, President & CEO Current
Windstream Corporation Director Current
Pulaski Academy Board of Directors Current
RF Micro Devices, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Current
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current
William and Mary MBA Former
Purdue University Degree In Finance Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current

Mr. Belk has been our President and Chief Merchandising Officer since May 2004 and is an officer and Director of various Belk subsidiaries. He served as President, Merchandising, Marketing and Merchandise Planning from May 1998 until May 2004. He served as an officer and Director of most of the separate predecessor Belk Companies (the Belk Companies ) until May 1998 and has been employed in the Belk retail organization in various positions since June 1979. Mr. Belk is currently a Director, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and a past Director of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce. He is a past member of the Board of Trustees of Charlotte Latin School and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Crossnore School and the Board of the Institute for the Arts/Humanities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also a past Chairman of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Belk is the brother of Thomas M. Belk, Jr. and John R. Belk.

Organization Position Status
Belk, Inc. President & COO Current
Crossnore School Inc Board of Directors Current
Belk, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current
Belk, Inc. Officer Former
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current
Philippine American Foundation Director Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Cousins Properties Incorporated President & Chief Executive Officer Current
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current
Rock-Tenn Company Board of Directors Current
SunTrust Bank Board of Directors Current
The Gellerstedt Group LLC. Chief Executive Officer Former
The Integral Group LLC President & Chief Operating Officer Former
Cousins Properties Incorporated Chief Operating Officer Former
Cousins Properties Incorporated President, Office, Multi, Family Division & Senior Vice President Former
Children's Healthcare Chairman of the Board Former

Organization Position Status
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current
Rayonier Inc. Board of Directors Current
Augusta National Golf Club Member Current
Rayonier Inc. President Former
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Stephens Inc CEO Current
Kohler-Stephens, Ltd Sole Limited Partner of Ksl Current
Comprehensive Software Systems Current
American Capital Access Holdings Limited Board of Directors Current
ACA Corp. Director Current
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current
Dillard's Inc. Board of Directors Current
SF Holding Corp. Chairman, President & CEO Former
Stephens Inc President Former
NYSE Group, Inc. Former
Wake Forest University Master's degree Former

Organization Position Status
First Capital Group Principal Current
ALLTEL Corporation Board of Directors Current
Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The George Washington University MA Former
Georgetown University B.S. in Foreign Service Former

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    Arkansas News Bureau - 9/01/09 - View Story

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    Arkansas Business - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Cousins trimming 10% of jobs

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  • Tad Leithead leaving Cousins Properties

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  • Cousins Properties has $77M Q2 loss

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  • Windstream 2Q Profit Down 11 Percent, Revenue Down 5.9 Percent

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  • Windstream Reports Second-Quarter Earnings Results

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