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1 History  


1.1  Western Wireless  




1.2  Dobson  






2 Regional markets that operate under the Cellular One brand name  




3 Former Cellular One partners  


3.1  Partners that went out of business without acquisition of itself or its assets  




3.2  Independent wireless providers  




3.3  Partners acquired by Atlantic Tele-Network  




3.4  Partners acquired by Verizon Wireless  




3.5  Partners acquired by AT&T  






4 External links  




5 References  













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{{Short description|United States telecommunications brand name}}

[[Image:Cellular One logo.svg|300px|thumb|Cellular One logo]]

[[Image:Cellular One logo.svg|300px|thumb|Cellular One logo]]


'''Cellular One''' is the trademarked brand name that licenses services (radio frequencies they personally own for telecommunications) used by several cellular service providers in the [[United States]]. The brand was sold to [[Trilogy Partners]] by [[AT&T]] in 2008 shortly after AT&T had completed its acquisition of [[Dobson Communications]]. Cellular One was originally the trade name of one of the first mobile telephone service providers.

'''Cellular One''' is the trademarked brand name that licenses services (radio frequencies for telecommunications) used by several cellular service providers in the [[United States]]. The brand was sold to Trilogy Partners by [[AT&T]] in 2008 shortly after AT&T had completed its acquisition of [[Dobson Communications]]. Cellular One was originally the trade name of one of the first mobile telephone service providers.

Several customers lost their promotion deals which included gift cards.

==History==

==History==

In 1977, the [[American Radio Telephone Service]] and [[Motorola]] formed Cellular One to offer services to the [[Baltimore]]/[[Washington, D.C.]], area. In 1984, cellular service began in the Baltimore/DC area.

In 1977, the American Radio Telephone Service and [[Motorola]] formed Cellular One to offer services to the [[Baltimore]]/[[Washington, D.C.]], area. Cellular service began in the Baltimore/DC area in December 1983.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QDaax4mFMpcC&q=cellularone+1977&pg=PA55|title=New Product Success Stories: Lessons from Leading Innovators|last=Thomas|first=Robert J.|date=1995|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780471013204|language=en}}</ref>


The Baltimore/DC service, and the rights to the name Cellular One, were sold from [[Metromedia]] to [[Southwestern Bell]] in 1987. In 1989, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems and [[McCaw Cellular|McCaw Communications]] formed a partnership called Cellular One Group. In 1992, [[Vanguard II Cellular|Vanguard Cellular Systems]] joined the group. In 1995, Cellular One opened up membership in the partnership to all A-side providers. Under the US [[Advanced Mobile Phone System|AMPS]] allocation, A-side providers were independent wireless operators, while B-side providers were usually affiliates of the local landline telephone company. A new slogan was also developed, "Cellular One: Clear Across America", recognizing cellular's national reach, although there were very few national plans at this time. In 1995, Cellular One affiliates had over 5 million customers and affiliates' towers served approximately 69% of the US population.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980120092823/http://cellularone.com/PR_network.html</ref> Also in 1995, [[Southern New England Telephone|SNET]] joined the partnership. Not all A-side carriers participated: most notably, [[L.A. Cellular]], in the nation's second largest market, [[Los Angeles]], never participated in Cellular One, and did not have agreements with Cellular One for some time. AT&T purchased McCaw Cellular in 1994; shortly thereafter, AT&T renamed the former McCaw providers "AT&T Wireless" and dropped out of the partnership. [[Western Wireless]] joined the partnership in 1999, and in 2001, the Cellular One group name became the sole property of Western Wireless.

In July 1986, it was announced that [[Metromedia Inc]]. would sell its 55 percent stake in Cellular One to [[Southwestern Bell]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1986/07/01/metromedia-sells-mobile-phone-interest/1042d446-e629-451b-aac1-b79aa5efe9c1/|title=Metromedia Sells Mobile Phone Interest|date=1986-07-01|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Southwestern Bell later joined into a partnership with [[McCaw Cellular|McCaw Communications]] and Vanguard Cellular Systems called Cellular One Group, which the companies stated would help create a unified cellular network.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-08-12/business/fi-26530_1_southwestern-bell|title=TELECOMMUNICATIONS : McCaw Cellular, Southwestern Bell Hold Marketing Talks|agency=Reuters|date=1994-08-12|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> Cellular One Group was eventually openedto include all A-side providers. Under the US [[Advanced Mobile Phone System|AMPS]] allocation, A-side providers were independent wireless operators, while B-side providers were usually affiliates of the local landline telephone company.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.nap.edu/read/5968/chapter/3|doi=10.17226/5968|title=The Evolution of Untethered Communications|year=1997|publisher=National Academies Press |isbn=978-0-309-05946-6}}</ref> By 1995, Cellular One affiliates had over 5 million customers and affiliates' towers that served approximately 69% of the US population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cellularone.com/PR_network.html |title=Cellular One Press Release |website=cellularone.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980120092823/http://cellularone.com/PR_network.html |archive-date=20 January 1998 |url-status=dead}}</ref> AT&T purchased McCaw Cellular in 1994; shortly thereafter, AT&T renamed the former McCaw providers "AT&T Wireless" and dropped out of the partnership. [[Western Wireless]] joined the partnership in 1999, and in 2001, the Cellular One group name became the sole property of Western Wireless.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}


===Western Wireless===

===Western Wireless===
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! Market!! Name !! Web site !! Holding company !! Owners

! Market!! Name !! Web site !! Holding company !! Owners

!Notes

|-

|-

| Northeastern [[Arizona]] and northwestern [[New Mexico]] || Cellular One of East Arizona || [http://www.cellularoneonline.com/ cellularoneonline.com] || Smith Bagley Inc. || [[Elizabeth Frawley Bagley]] and children<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wireless2.fcc.gov/ownerQryDetail/ownership-search-results-detail.htm?applId=9443259|title=Indirect Ownership, Ownership, 01/28/2016|date=2016-01-28|accessdate=2016-06-27|publisher=FCC}}</ref>

| Northeastern [[Arizona]], Northwestern [[New Mexico]], Southern Colorado, and Southern Utah || Cellular One of North East Arizona || [https://mycellularone.com/ mycellularone.com] || Smith Bagley Inc. || [[Elizabeth Frawley Bagley]] and children<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wireless2.fcc.gov/ownerQryDetail/ownership-search-results-detail.htm?applId=9443259|title=Indirect Ownership, Ownership, 01/28/2016|date=2016-01-28|access-date=2016-06-27|publisher=FCC}}</ref>

|Partner with Tier 1 carriers to offer Nationwide coverage

|-

| Louisiana || Cellular One || [http://www.cellonenation.com/ cellonenation.com] || Central Louisiana Cellular, LLC || [[Alta Communications]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wireless2.fcc.gov/ownerQryDetail/ownership-search-results-detail.htm?applId=7244058|title=Indirect Ownership, Ownership, 10/18/2012|date=2012-10-18|accessdate=2016-06-27|publisher=FCC}}</ref>

|-

|-

|}

|}


==Former Cellular One partners==

==Former Cellular One partners==

===Partners that went out of business without acquisition of itself or its assets===

* Central Louisiana Wireless, LLC dba Cellular One


===Independent wireless providers===

===Independent wireless providers===

* [[Indigo Wireless]] (Formerly Cellular One of West Nebraska, and Cellular One of north central [[Pennsylvania]])

* Viaero Wireless (Formerly Cellular One of Northeast Colorado)

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* Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative

* [[Viaero Wireless]] (Formerly Cellular One of Northeast Colorado)

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* [[US Cellular]] (Formerly Madison Cellular Telephone Co. and Westel Milwaukee Company, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cellular1to1.com/sweep.html |title=Sweepstakes Rules |access-date=2019-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970704040245/http://www.cellular1to1.com/sweep.html |archive-date=1997-07-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> of [[BellSouth Mobility]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/applMain.jsp;JSESSIONID_APPSEARCH=M1BlZt2TyWvPG3QR5gQrvM7KLnGz4jL7zLMJGyqgJYnnwKcJ543B!-1891113741!NONE?applID=326526|title = ULS Application - Cellular - 0000054231 - WESTEL-MILWAUKEE COMPANY, INC. BELLSOUTH MOBILITY INC}}</ref>) - Wisconsin and northern Illinois<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-69564291.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004190301/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-69564291.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-10-04|title=CHICAGO COMPANY GAINS CONTROL OF CELLULAR ONE.(Business Thursday)|date=1997-02-06|access-date=2017-03-03|publisher=HighBeam Research}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/u-s-cellular-corporation-history/|title=U.S. Cellular Corporation History|access-date=2017-03-03|publisher=Funding Universe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uscc.com/USCellular_bystate/WI |title=United States Cellular Territory |access-date=2019-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990209002209/http://uscc.com/USCellular_bystate/WI |archive-date=1999-02-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* [[Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative]]

===Partners acquired by Atlantic Tele-Network===

* Choice Wireless, LLC - Texas and Oklahoma

* Choice Wireless, LLC - Texas and Oklahoma

* One Communications (Formerly Cell One of Bermuda)<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://bernews.com/2016/11/video-two-into-one-equals-new-unified-brand/|title = http://bernews.com/2016/11/video-two-into-one-equals-new-unified-brand/|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

* One Communications (Formerly Cell One of Bermuda)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bernews.com/2016/11/video-two-into-one-equals-new-unified-brand/|title=Logic, CellOne Combine: 'One Communications'|date=November 2016}}</ref>
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* [[US Cellular]] (Formerly Madison Cellular Telephone Co. and Westel Milwaukee Company, Inc.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19970704040245/http://www.cellular1to1.com:80/sweep.html</ref> of [[BellSouth Mobility]]<ref>http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/applMain.jsp;JSESSIONID_APPSEARCH=M1BlZt2TyWvPG3QR5gQrvM7KLnGz4jL7zLMJGyqgJYnnwKcJ543B!-1891113741!NONE?applID=326526</ref>) - Wisconsin and northern Illinois<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-69564291.html|title=CHICAGO COMPANY GAINS CONTROL OF CELLULAR ONE.(Business Thursday)|date=1997-02-06|accessdate=2017-03-03|publisher=HighBeam Research}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/u-s-cellular-corporation-history/|title=U.S. Cellular Corporation History|accessdate=2017-03-03|publisher=Funding Universe}}</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19990209002209/http://uscc.com:80/USCellular_bystate/WI</ref>


===Partners acquired by Verizon Wireless===

===Partners acquired by Verizon Wireless===

* [[Unicel]] (Rural Cellular Corporation - AL, KS, MA, MN, MS, OR, ME, NH) Completed August 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://news.vzw.com/news/2008/08/pr2008-08-07.html|title = http://news.vzw.com/news/2008/08/pr2008-08-07.html|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

* [[Unicel]] (Rural Cellular Corporation - AL, KS, MA, MN, MS, OR, ME, NH) Completed August 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.vzw.com/news/2008/08/pr2008-08-07.html|title=Verizon Wireless Completes Purchase Of Rural Cellular}}</ref>

* Price Communications Wireless (Bay County FL, Southern GA including Macon and Albany, Southern AL including Dothan and Montgomery, and southern SC) purchase completed in August 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://news.vzw.com/news/2002/08/pr2002-08-15a.html|title = http://news.vzw.com/news/2002/08/pr2002-08-15a.html|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

* Price Communications Wireless (Bay County FL, Southern GA including Macon and Albany, Southern AL including Dothan and Montgomery, and southern SC) purchase completed in August 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.vzw.com/news/2002/08/pr2002-08-15a.html|title=Verizon Wireless Acquisition Of Price Communications Wireless Business In Southeast Finalized}}</ref>

* Alabama Wireless, Inc. (Cellular One of Northern Alabama) Purchased January 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://goliath.ecnext.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=2750&item_id=0199-1461881|title = http://goliath.ecnext.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=2750&item_id=0199-1461881|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

* Alabama Wireless, Inc. (Cellular One of Northern Alabama) Purchased January 2002{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}

* [[Contel Cellular]]/[[GTE Mobilnet]] (operated under the Cellular One name in most of [[Tennessee]], north-west [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], northern [[Alabama]], and north central [[Kentucky]]; dropped the Cellular One name and switched to the [[GTE]] Wireless name in the late 1990s)

* Contel Cellular/GTE Mobilnet (operated under the Cellular One name in most of [[Tennessee]], north-west [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], northern [[Alabama]], and north central [[Kentucky]]; dropped the Cellular One name and switched to the [[GTE]] Wireless name in the late 1990s)

* Cell One Kansas City: Owned and operated by [[Airtouch]], morphed into Verizon at launch in 2000

* Cell One Kansas City: Owned and operated by [[Airtouch]], morphed into Verizon at launch in 2000

* Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne]] and [[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike]] counties, [[Pennsylvania]] (South Canaan Cellular, owned by [[US Cellular]] until [[Verizon Wireless]] acquisition)<ref>http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/03/pr2012-03-14v.html</ref>

* Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania [[Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Wayne]] and [[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike]] counties, [[Pennsylvania]] (South Canaan Cellular, owned by [[US Cellular]] until [[Verizon Wireless]] acquisition)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Sheldon |date=2012-03-15 |title=Verizon Wireless Completes Purchase Of Cellular One Of Northeast Pennsylvania |url=http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/03/pr2012-03-14v.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520202056/http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2012/03/pr2012-03-14v.html |archive-date=2012-05-20}}</ref>


'''Verizon properties Originally acquired by Alltel prior to the January 2009 merger'''

'''Verizon properties Originally acquired by Alltel prior to the January 2009 merger'''


* Cellular XL (Cellular One of Mississippi) Purchased December 2002 {{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}

* Cellular XL (Cellular One of Mississippi) Purchased December 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=2930&purchase_type=ITM&item_id=0286-11287084|title = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=2930&purchase_type=ITM&item_id=0286-11287084|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

* HickoryTech Wireless<!--as of January 2014, renamed Enventis--> (Cellular One of Mankato) Purchased by Western Wireless Jan. 2004

* HickoryTech Wireless<!--as of January 2014, renamed Enventis--> (Cellular One of Mankato) Purchased by Western Wireless Jan. 2004

* Western Wireless (Cellular One West - AZ, AR, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT &WY) Purchased Jan. 2005

* Western Wireless (Cellular One West - AZ, AR, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT &WY) Purchased Jan. 2005

* Virginia Cellular (CellOne Virginia) Purchased 2005

* Virginia Cellular (CellOne Virginia) Purchased 2005

* Cellular One of Amarillo Purchased April 2006

* Cellular One of Amarillo Purchased April 2006<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.hoinews.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=7001|title = http://www.hoinews.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=7001|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

* Cellular One of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]] (owned by the former [[James Garvey (Louisiana politician)|James Garvey]]'s [[Radiofone]] of [[Metairie, Louisiana|Metairie]], Louisiana, which SBC bought; divested by SBC to Alltel when SBC and BellSouth formed [[Cingular]] because BellSouth already had a cellular system in Baton Rouge)

* Cellular One of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]] (owned by the former [[James Garvey (Louisiana politician)|James Garvey]]'s Radiofone of [[Metairie, Louisiana|Metairie]], Louisiana, which SBC bought; divested by SBC to Alltel when SBC and BellSouth formed [[Cingular]] because BellSouth already had a cellular system in Baton Rouge)


===Partners now owned by AT&T===

===Partners acquired by AT&T===

* [[Unicel]] only in the states of VT, NY and WA. Other Unicel systems were acquired by Verizon.

* [[Unicel]] only in the states of VT, NY and WA. Other Unicel systems were acquired by Verizon.

* [[AT&T Wireless Services|AT&T Wireless]] (original McCaw systems; see above)

* [[AT&T Wireless Services|AT&T Wireless]] (original McCaw systems; see above)

* [[Cingular Wireless]] (see above)

* [[Vanguard Cellular]] (see above)

* [[Vanguard Cellular]] (see above)

* [[BellSouth Cellular]] (operated under the Cellular One name instead of the BellSouth name in the [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis, IN]] and [[Chicago area]]s with Chicago later sold to [[SBC Communications]]; both switched to the Cingular brand when SBC and BellSouth formed Cingular)

* [[BellSouth Cellular]] (operated under the Cellular One name instead of the BellSouth name in the [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis, IN]] and [[Chicago area]]s with Chicago later sold to [[SBC Communications]]; both switched to the Cingular brand when SBC and BellSouth formed Cingular)

* [[Centennial Communications]] (operated under the Cellular One name in northern Indiana, Louisiana, southwest Michigan, and Mississippi; later dropped the Cellular One name and rebranded as Centennial Wireless; company acquired by AT&T in 2009 with most Mississippi and Louisiana assets divested to Verizon Wireless)

* [[Centennial Communications]] (operated under the Cellular One name in northern Indiana, Louisiana, southwest Michigan, and Mississippi; later dropped the Cellular One name and rebranded as Centennial Wireless; company acquired by AT&T in 2009 with most Mississippi and Louisiana assets divested to Verizon Wireless)

* Santa Cruz Cellular Telephone Company, Santa Cruz County, CA (purchased by Dobson in the mid-1990s sold to AT&T in approximately 2002)-This was a key purchase for AT&T as only missing holes in O&O Northern California coverage were San Benito & Santa Cruz counties, owned then, by Dobson.

* Santa Cruz Cellular Telephone Company, Santa Cruz County, CA (purchased by Dobson in the mid-1990s sold to AT&T in approximately 2002)-This was a key purchase for AT&T as only missing holes in O&O Northern California coverage were San Benito & Santa Cruz counties, owned then, by Dobson.

* Easterbrooke Cellular, Elkins, WV- Purchased on January 3, 2008 to expand coverage in West Virginia<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=24998|title = http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=24998|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>

* Easterbrooke Cellular, Elkins, WV- Purchased on January 3, 2008, to expand coverage in West Virginia

* [[Dobson Communications]] acquisitions

* [[Dobson Communications]] acquisitions

** [[PriCellular]] (New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, West Virginia, Tennessee) &mdash; Acquired by American Cellular on March 1998<ref>{{cite news |title=Cellular firms ring up deal |work=CNNMoney |publisher=[[Cable News Network|CNN]] |date=1998-03-09 |url=http://money.cnn.com/1998/03/09/deals/cellular/ |accessdate=2012-05-31}}</ref>

** PriCellular (New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, West Virginia, Tennessee) &mdash; Acquired by American Cellular in March 1998<ref>{{cite news |title=Cellular firms ring up deal |work=CNNMoney |publisher=[[Cable News Network|CNN]] |date=1998-03-09 |url=https://money.cnn.com/1998/03/09/deals/cellular/ |access-date=2012-05-31}}</ref>

** American Cellular &mdash; Purchased August 2003<ref>{{cite press release |title=Dobson Communications Completes Acquisition Of American Cellular Corporation; Creates Ninth Largest U.S. Wireless Provider |format=An ad script in the page contains a faulty redirect (See below). |agency=Prime Newswire |publisher=Primezone (via ArriveNet) |date=2003-08-19 |url=http://press.arrivenet.com/business/article.php/259505.html |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190039/http://press.arrivenet.com/business/article.php/259505.html |archivedate=2007-09-30}} To view the page, do either of the following:

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** RFB Cellular, Inc (Cellular One of Northeast Michigan) &mdash; Purchased by Dobson Communications on December 2004<ref>{{cite press release |title=Dobson Communications Purchases RFB Cellular, Inc. Assets in Northern Michigan |publisher=Dobson Communications Corporation (via irconnect.com) |date=2004-12-29 |url=http://www.irconnect.com/dcel/pages/news_releases.html?d=70112 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090227035540/http://www.irconnect.com/dcel/pages/news_releases.html?d=70112 |archivedate=2009-02-27}}</ref>

** RFB Cellular, Inc (Cellular One of Northeast Michigan) &mdash; Purchased by Dobson Communications in December 2004<ref>{{cite press release |title=Dobson Communications Purchases RFB Cellular, Inc. Assets in Northern Michigan |publisher=Dobson Communications Corporation (via irconnect.com) |date=2004-12-29 |url=http://www.irconnect.com/dcel/pages/news_releases.html?d=70112 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090227035540/http://www.irconnect.com/dcel/pages/news_releases.html?d=70112 |archive-date=2009-02-27}}</ref>

** Highland Cellular ([[Virginia|VA]], [[West Virginia|WV]]) &mdash; Purchased in October 2006 by American Cellular (a subsidiary of Dobson Communications)<ref>{{cite news |title=American Cellular buys Highland for $95M |agency=Associated Press |work=boston.com Business |publisher=The Boston Globe |date=2006-10-05 |url=http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/10/05/american_cellular_buys_highland_for_95m/ |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090302012220/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/10/05/american_cellular_buys_highland_for_95m/ |archivedate=2009-03-02}}</ref>

** Highland Cellular ([[Virginia|VA]], [[West Virginia|WV]]) &mdash; Purchased in October 2006 by American Cellular (a subsidiary of Dobson Communications)<ref>{{cite news |title=American Cellular buys Highland for $95M |agency=Associated Press |work=boston.com Business |publisher=The Boston Globe |date=2006-10-05 |url=http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/10/05/american_cellular_buys_highland_for_95m/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090302012220/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/10/05/american_cellular_buys_highland_for_95m/ |archive-date=2009-03-02}}</ref>

* Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico, Inc (Cellular One Puerto Rico, also serves [[U.S. Virgin Islands]]) &mdash; Acquired by SBC Communications and [[Telmex]] for $814 million in 1999,<ref>{{cite web |title=SBC COMMUNICATIONS AND TELMEX TO ACQUIRE CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF PUERTO RICO |work=Press Release |publisher=SEC Info |date=1999-05-03 |url=http://www.secinfo.com/dvFqh.6y.b.htm |accessdate=2012-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV/ |work=AMX Annual and Transition Report (foreign private issuer) (20-F) Item 3 |publisher=EDGAR Online |date=2001-07-02 |url=http://sec.edgar-online.com/2001/07/02/0000950130-01-502841/Section3.asp |accessdate=2012-05-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113175653/http://sec.edgar-online.com/2001/07/02/0000950130-01-502841/Section3.asp |archivedate=2008-01-13 |df= }}</ref> switched to the Cingular brand when SBC and BellSouth formed Cingular.<ref>{{cite web |title=Consolidated Results of Operations &mdash; Presentation of Financial Information |work=CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC10-K SEC Filing (excerpt) |publisher=EDGAR Online |date=2003-03-11 |url=http://sec.edgar-online.com/2003/03/11/0000950144-03-002920/Section11.asp |accessdate=2012-05-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120718061031/http://sec.edgar-online.com/2003/03/11/0000950144-03-002920/Section11.asp |archivedate=2012-07-18 |df= }}</ref>

* Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico, Inc (Cellular One Puerto Rico, also serves [[U.S. Virgin Islands]]) &mdash; Acquired by SBC Communications and [[Telmex]] for $814 million in 1999,<ref>{{cite web |title=SBC COMMUNICATIONS AND TELMEX TO ACQUIRE CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF PUERTO RICO |work=Press Release |publisher=SEC Info |date=1999-05-03 |url=http://www.secinfo.com/dvFqh.6y.b.htm |access-date=2012-05-31}}</ref><ref name="AMERICA-MOVIL-SAB-DE-CV-Jul-2001-20-F">{{cite web|url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/862/0000950130-01-502841.pdf |title=AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV, Form 20-F, Filing Date Jul 2, 2001 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =May 15, 2018}}</ref> switched to the Cingular brand when SBC and BellSouth formed Cingular.<ref name="CINGULAR-WIRELESS-LLC-Mar-2003-10-K">{{cite web|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/2263/95014403002920/filing-main.htm |title=CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Mar 11, 2003 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =May 15, 2018}}</ref>

* Cellular One of [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]] (first acquired by [[Centennial Wireless]] which was purchased by AT&T in Nov. 2008)

* Cellular One of [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]] (first acquired by [[Centennial Wireless]] which was purchased by AT&T in Nov. 2008)

* [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo County]], [[California]] (SLO Cellular) &mdash; Sold to AT&T, service ends Jan 17, 2011.

* [[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo County]], [[California]] (SLO Cellular) &mdash; Sold to AT&T, service ends Jan 17, 2011.

* Long Lines Wireless (Formerly Cellular One of Great Lakes of Iowa) - Acquired by AT&T July 2013<ref>http://www.longlines.com/about/pr.php?id=34</ref>

* Long Lines Wireless (Formerly Cellular One of Great Lakes of Iowa) - Acquired by AT&T July 2013

* [[Edge Wireless]] (AT&T Affiliate merged into AT&T in April 2008). Edge Wireless served Northern California, Southern Oregon, Southeastern and Southcetral Idaho and Jackson, Wyoming.

* [[Edge Wireless]] (AT&T Affiliate merged into AT&T in April 2008). Edge Wireless served Northern California, Southern Oregon, Southeastern and Southcentral Idaho and Jackson, Wyoming.

* Cellular One of East Central [[Illinois]] (Cellular Properties Inc.), purchased in 2016.

* Cellular One of East Central [[Illinois]] (Cellular Properties Inc.), purchased in 2016.

* [[Indigo Wireless]] (Formerly Cellular One of West Nebraska, and Cellular One of north central [[Pennsylvania]]) Went out of business in 2023, sold its spectrum licenses to AT&T


==External links==

==External links==

* [http://www.cellularone.com Cellular One, LLC] homepage

* [https://mycellularone.com/ Cellular One, LLC] homepage

* [http://thisisarecording.com/cellular-one/ Archive of Cellular One Intercept Messages]


==References==

==References==

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Cellular One logo

Cellular One is the trademarked brand name that licenses services (radio frequencies for telecommunications) used by several cellular service providers in the United States. The brand was sold to Trilogy Partners by AT&T in 2008 shortly after AT&T had completed its acquisition of Dobson Communications. Cellular One was originally the trade name of one of the first mobile telephone service providers.

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History[edit]

In 1977, the American Radio Telephone Service and Motorola formed Cellular One to offer services to the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area. Cellular service began in the Baltimore/DC area in December 1983.[1]

In July 1986, it was announced that Metromedia Inc. would sell its 55 percent stake in Cellular One to Southwestern Bell.[2] Southwestern Bell later joined into a partnership with McCaw Communications and Vanguard Cellular Systems called Cellular One Group, which the companies stated would help create a unified cellular network.[3] Cellular One Group was eventually opened to include all A-side providers. Under the US AMPS allocation, A-side providers were independent wireless operators, while B-side providers were usually affiliates of the local landline telephone company.[4] By 1995, Cellular One affiliates had over 5 million customers and affiliates' towers that served approximately 69% of the US population.[5] AT&T purchased McCaw Cellular in 1994; shortly thereafter, AT&T renamed the former McCaw providers "AT&T Wireless" and dropped out of the partnership. Western Wireless joined the partnership in 1999, and in 2001, the Cellular One group name became the sole property of Western Wireless.[citation needed]

Western Wireless[edit]

Main article: Western Wireless

Western Wireless operated under the Cellular One brand prior to being purchased by Alltel in August 2005.

Dobson[edit]

Main article: Dobson Communications

The Cellular One brand name was also used by Dobson Cellular in various rural markets in the continental US and in Alaska. In December 2005, Dobson purchased the rights to the Cellular One name from Alltel. However, their services were completely unrelated. Dobson used a TDMA and GSM network; Western Wireless used a GSM, AMPS, TDMA and CDMA network. As of 15 November 2007, Dobson was acquired by AT&T Inc., except several areas still operated under the Cellular One brand name.[clarification needed] The Cellular One brand was sold to Trilogy Partners as a result of the terms of the acquisition agreement.

Regional markets that operate under the Cellular One brand name[edit]

Market Name Web site Holding company Owners Notes
Northeastern Arizona, Northwestern New Mexico, Southern Colorado, and Southern Utah Cellular One of North East Arizona mycellularone.com Smith Bagley Inc. Elizabeth Frawley Bagley and children[6] Partner with Tier 1 carriers to offer Nationwide coverage

Former Cellular One partners[edit]

Partners that went out of business without acquisition of itself or its assets[edit]

Independent wireless providers[edit]

Partners acquired by Atlantic Tele-Network[edit]

Partners acquired by Verizon Wireless[edit]

Verizon properties Originally acquired by Alltel prior to the January 2009 merger

Partners acquired by AT&T[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thomas, Robert J. (1995). New Product Success Stories: Lessons from Leading Innovators. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471013204.
  • ^ "Metromedia Sells Mobile Phone Interest". Washington Post. 1986-07-01. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  • ^ "TELECOMMUNICATIONS : McCaw Cellular, Southwestern Bell Hold Marketing Talks". Los Angeles Times. Reuters. 1994-08-12. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  • ^ The Evolution of Untethered Communications. National Academies Press. 1997. doi:10.17226/5968. ISBN 978-0-309-05946-6.
  • ^ "Cellular One Press Release". cellularone.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 1998. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  • ^ "Indirect Ownership, Ownership, 01/28/2016". FCC. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  • ^ "Sweepstakes Rules". Archived from the original on 1997-07-04. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  • ^ "ULS Application - Cellular - 0000054231 - WESTEL-MILWAUKEE COMPANY, INC. BELLSOUTH MOBILITY INC".
  • ^ "CHICAGO COMPANY GAINS CONTROL OF CELLULAR ONE.(Business Thursday)". HighBeam Research. 1997-02-06. Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  • ^ "U.S. Cellular Corporation History". Funding Universe. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  • ^ "United States Cellular Territory". Archived from the original on 1999-02-09. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  • ^ "Logic, CellOne Combine: 'One Communications'". November 2016.
  • ^ "Verizon Wireless Completes Purchase Of Rural Cellular".
  • ^ "Verizon Wireless Acquisition Of Price Communications Wireless Business In Southeast Finalized".
  • ^ Jones, Sheldon (2012-03-15). "Verizon Wireless Completes Purchase Of Cellular One Of Northeast Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on 2012-05-20.
  • ^ "Cellular firms ring up deal". CNNMoney. CNN. 1998-03-09. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  • ^ "Dobson Communications Completes Acquisition Of American Cellular Corporation; Creates Ninth Largest U.S. Wireless Provider" (Press release). Primezone (via ArriveNet). Prime Newswire. 2003-08-19. Archived from the original (An ad script in the page contains a faulty redirect (See below).) on 2007-09-30. To view the page, do either of the following:
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  • ^ "Dobson Communications Purchases RFB Cellular, Inc. Assets in Northern Michigan" (Press release). Dobson Communications Corporation (via irconnect.com). 2004-12-29. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27.
  • ^ "American Cellular buys Highland for $95M". boston.com Business. The Boston Globe. Associated Press. 2006-10-05. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02.
  • ^ "SBC COMMUNICATIONS AND TELMEX TO ACQUIRE CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF PUERTO RICO". Press Release. SEC Info. 1999-05-03. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  • ^ "AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV, Form 20-F, Filing Date Jul 2, 2001" (PDF). secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  • ^ "CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Mar 11, 2003". secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

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