First Cellular of Southern Illinois was a

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company in

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. Services included: *Owned and Operated Wireless phone carrier *At its time, the largest digital network in area served with significant market share. *Extensive nationwide network by partnering with multiple companies across the

*Sponsorship of local arts and education programs as well as wireless phone donations to area shelters. The company was purchased by

Alltel Alltel Wireless was a wireless service provider, primarily based in the United States. Before acquisitions by Verizon Wireless and AT&T, it served 34 states and had approximately 13 million subscribers. As a regulatory condition of the acquisition ...

in an all-cash deal; the acquisition closed on May 1, 2006. Complete turnover of all stores occurred in early October.

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