Alltel Ready Regardless of Regulatory Direction. (Communications).Little Rock telecom powerhouse A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment. Alltel ALLTEL Corporation (NYSE: AT) is an American telecommunications company with headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas. Alltel provides wireless services to residential and business customers in 35 states. Corp. is positioned to take advantage of whichever way the mercurial mercurial /mer·cu·ri·al/ (mer-kur´e-il) 1. pertaining to mercury. 2. a preparation containing mercury. mer·cu·ri·al adj. industry goes, including consolidation. "Anything that happens with any of the pending issues Alltel is in a strong position," communications director Andy Moreau Moreau may refer to: People
Moreau's comments were prompted by a Business Week Online article that quoted Kevin Beebe, Alltel's group president of communications. Business Week contended that the telecom industry was ripe for consolidation following a Nov. 8 Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. ruling increasing the amount of spectrum a carrier can own in a metropolitan area. "Mergers and acquisitions could also touch many of the fast growing rural carriers, most notably Alltel," the article stated. "'However consolidation plays out, we are interested in not turning away any options,' says Kevin Beebe." Beebe's statement is "consistent with what we've said all along," Moreau said. "We think with our strong balance sheet and with our strong position as a company, we can benefit no matter how those issues play out." |
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