Edge Wireless LLC was a
mobile phone
A mobile phone, cellular phone, cell phone, cellphone, handphone, hand phone or pocket phone, sometimes shortened to simply mobile, cell, or just phone, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link whil ...
provider founded in 1999 by Wayne Perry, Cal Cannon and Donnie Castleman, serving southern Oregon, northern California, southeastern Idaho and Jackson, Wyoming.
Edge Wireless's network, currently owned by AT&T, is a 1900 MHz (
PCS
A personal computer (PC) is a multi-purpose microcomputer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use. Personal computers are intended to be operated directly by an end user, rather than by a computer expert or techn ...
)
GSM network. The company partnered with
AT&T Mobility
AT&T Mobility LLC, also known as AT&T Wireless and marketed as simply AT&T, is an American telecommunications company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc. and provides wireless services in the United States. AT&T Mobility is the thi ...
so users of either service could roam onto the other's network.
The acquisition by AT&T was completed in April 2008.
See also
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List of companies based in Oregon
This is a list of companies based in Oregon. Oregon is the ninth largest by area and the 27th most populous of the 50 United States. The gross domestic product (GDP) of Oregon in 2010 was $168.6 billion; it is the United States's 26th wealthies ...
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External links
District Court opinion on case versus U.S. Cellular
Defunct mobile phone companies of the United States
Companies based in Bend, Oregon
Retail companies established in 1999
Telecommunications companies established in 1999
Retail companies disestablished in 2008
Defunct companies based in Oregon
1999 establishments in Oregon
2008 disestablishments in Oregon