Alltel Change To AT&T Should Become More Evident In Next 3 Months

The changes to cell phone service in South Dakota because of the sale of Alltel to AT&T should become more evident over the next few months.  Public Utilities Commission Chairman Steve Kolbeck says they have high expectations of the merger…

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Kolbeck says AT&T has kept them in the loop as their plans emerge…

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Kolbeck says service is expected to improve with AT&T’s system…

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AT&T officials have told the PUC that the merger should be completed in the first quarter of the year.