We are a leading provider of wireless and wireline communications services to consumers and businesses in Virginia and West Virginia under the nTelos brand name. We concentrate on providing services to meet the current and future communications needs of customers and that we believe represent high growth opportunities for us. Our wireless operations are composed of an nTelos branded retail business and a wholesale business that we operate under an exclusive contract with Sprint Nextel Corp. Founded in 1897, our wireline business and its predecessor organizations have a long history of providing exceptional telephone service in rural Virginia.
Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) is one of the nation’s most respected and best performing local exchange and wireless providers, with a legacy of unparalleled customer service excellence and financial strength. Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
Centennial Wireless is a regional wireless telecommunications provider that operates a GSM network in the Midwest states of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana as well as the Southeastern states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Centennial Wireless is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centennial Communications. Centennial also operates CDMA networks in in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Centennial Wireless has approximately 1.1 million subsribers as of October 2007.
With a superior nationwide wireless voice and data network, Cellular South is committed to doing things the right way for our customers by providing plans, products and applications that allow consumers to rely on their wireless service in every way.
Unicel serves rural areas where tourism, agriculture, and small businesses are prevalent. These areas are adjacent to metropolitan areas or include significant highway corridors. We have acquired companies with histories of strong operating results, superior network infrastructures, similar corporate cultures, and commitment to service excellence.
Qwest® is a leading provider of voice, video and data services across America and the world. For more than a century, homes and businesses have relied on our dependable dial tone connection. We value the strength and vitality we help bring to the communities where we live, work and play-through tens of thousands of volunteer hours donated by employees and retirees, our foundation contributions and numerous other avenues. In communications and community, our goal is to lead.
Cricket is the operating subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, a customer-focused company providing innovative mobile wireless services targeted to meet the needs of customers who are under-served by traditional communications companies. With a commitment to predictability, simplicity and value as the foundation of its business, Leap pioneered Cricket® service, a simple and affordable wireless alternative to traditional landline service. Cricket® service offers customers unlimited anytime minutes within the Cricket® calling area over a high-quality, all-digital CDMA network.
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. is a provider of wireless communications services. The corporate headquarters is located in Dallas, Texas. The company initially launched service in 2002. MetroPCS owns or has access to licenses covering a population of approximately 140 million people in 14 of the top 25 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa, Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento. Currently, MetroPCS has over 3.6 million subscribers and offers service in the Miami, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa, Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Sacramento metropolitan areas.
With a globally recognized brand name, outstanding products and services, and distinctly irreverent style, we're showing America what being Virgin Mobile is all about. As a sparkling new prodigy within Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, our team works to provide not only the best wireless products and services, but we also hold fast to fresh style, innovation and championing the consumer.
Chicago-based U.S. Cellular Corporation (AMEX: USM) is a national wireless company, serving 6 million customers in 189 markets in 26 states. With 2006 service revenues of $3.2 billion, U.S. Cellular maintains one of the industry’s highest levels of customer satisfaction by emphasizing customer support, quality network coverage and comprehensive range of wireless products and services. The company is an active corporate citizen through charitable contributions, award-winning community relations programs and associate volunteer activities.
