BROWSING: Bluegrass Cellular

Verizon is buying rural wireless operator Bluegrass Cellular, which provides service to about 210,000 customers in 34  counties across central Kentucky. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; it's expected to close late this year or early next, pending Federal Communications Commission approval. Verizon said...

Customer service is differentiator for rural carriers For Tier 2 and Tier 3 operators that serve rural areas largely beyond the reach of the four major Tier 1s, knowing their territory and knowing their customers is a key competitive differentiator. But despite the edge in...

Nokia was very busy 1 year ago this week, with the vendor closing on the sale of its Here mapping unit, while shareholders approved its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. Nokia closes $3 billion sale of Here mapping unit Telecom solutions powerhouse Nokia completed the sale...

Bluegrass LTE-A plans with Verizon push the rural carrier deeper into 4G market with 5G plans for segment on the horizon. Networks advances may be common across the domestic market’s nationwide operators, but rural carriers are also getting in on advancing their LTE-based...

Verizon XLTE program includes spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz bands designed to increase capacity of its LTE service, with coverage now in 466 markets Verizon Wireless said it added spectrum support to 13 markets during the first quarter of the year as part of its...

Bluegrass claims completion of 5-year build tied to Verizon rural LTE program Regional wireless operator Bluegrass Cellular said it completed the build out of its LTE network, which now covers its entire operating footprint. The deployment is part of a partnership with Verizon Wireless under...

Verizon LTE in Rural America service launched by all 21 partners Verizon Wireless announced a deployment milestone in its LTE in Rural America program, noting all 21 rural telecom operators participating in the initiative have launched LTE services connected with the program. Those 21 participants...

Roughly one of every five Americans lives in a rural community, according to the latest census data. Many of those 59 million people are served by regional mobile operators, but they want the same services available to customers of the major carriers. "Our customers want...

ATLANTA – Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure added a bit of “big carrier” luster to the CEO panel at this week’s Competitive Carriers Association Global Expo event, as well as taking the stage for the first time in front of mobile operators increasingly reliant on...

Apple’s unveiling of its latest iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices last week drew strong launch support from the nation’s regional and rural operators, all intent on offering the iconic smartphone line. The nation’s five largest operators all announced plans to begin offering the...