ALLTEL Launches Business Prepay Wireless at SAM's CLUBs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 ALLTEL (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AT) today introduced a national prepaid wireless service package developed for small-business customers and available at more than 350 SAM's CLUB Sam's Club is a membership-only warehouse club owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. History The first Sam's Club opened in April 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma in the United States.[1] Sam's Club is named after Sam Walton. locations across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Known as the Simple Freedom Professional Series, the package is priced at $89.72 and includes the Nokia 3585i handset, 100 minutes of airtime air·time n. 1. The time during which a radio or television station is broadcasting. Also called airspace. 2. The time at which a radio or television program is broadcast. at activation, wireless hands-free kit and chargers for car and home. Simple Freedom Professional Series wireless airtime cards - available at SAM's CLUB - offer extended service periods for customers and are available in increments of $25 and $55. "ALLTEL's new Simple Freedom Professional Series service fits very well with SAM's CLUB's emphasis on serving value and budget-conscious small businesses and consumers," said Dan Lohr, ALLTEL executive vice president for sales and distribution. "Simple Freedom is an easy and convenient wireless service in a ready-to-use format." The plan offers nationwide calling and does not require a deposit or contract, and customers do not receive a bill. Other features include no long-distance charges, voicemail, text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. , caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. , call waiting, downloadable ring tones and the largest local calling area available for prepaid wireless, reaching more than 90 percent of the nation's population at a rate of 25 cents per local minute. In September 2002, ALLTEL introduced a similar Simple Freedom product exclusively in more than 1,500 Wal-Mart stores nationwide. Today, Wal-Mart sells Simple Freedom in more than 2,000 stores. ALLTEL is a customer-focused communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. with more than 12 million customers and nearly $8 billion in annual revenues. ALLTEL provides wireless, local telephone, long-distance, Internet and high-speed data services to residential and business customers in 26 states. ALLTEL, NYSE: AT www.alltel.com |
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