Verizon Wireless. Valley Telecom. Leap Wireless Markets

1
United States Regional Perspective

• Chip Strange
• Staff Manager-CDMA Carrier Relations
• Alltel Communications

2
Carrier Overview

• Subscriber Totals / Technology
• Verizon Wireless CDMA 51.3M
• Cingular Wireless GSM 54.1M
• Sprint/Nextel CDMA/iDEN 38.0M
• T-Mobile USA GSM 21.7M
• Alltel CDMA 10.7M
• Midwest Wireless
• First Cellular of Southern Illinois
• United States Cellular CDMA 5.3M
• MetroPCS CDMA 2.0M
• Cricket CDMA 1.7M
• Dobson Cellular GSM 1.5M
• Centennial Wireless GSM 1.2M
• SunCom GSM 900k

3
Highly Fluid Competitive Environment

• MA Activity and Transitions
• Verizon Wireless
• Valley Telecom
• Leap Wireless Markets
• 1900 MHz buildout
• Parent Company Acquisition of MCI
• Cingular Wireless
• Continued Integration of ATT Wireless
• Network Divestiture
• Parents Companies BellSouth and ATT to Merge
• Cingular Wireless Rebranded to ATT
• Sprint/Nextel
• Network Integration of CDMA/IDEN
• Affiliate Acquisitions
• Sprint Branded Affiliates
• Nextel Partners

4
Highly Fluid Competitive Environment

• MA Activity and Transitions
• US Cellular
• Property Swap with Alltel
• 1900 MHz buildout
• Alltel
• Western Wireless
• Sold Western Wireless International Assets
• Property Swap with US Cellular
• Cingular Divestiture
• Midwest Wireless and First Cellular of Southern
  Illinois

5
Alltels Stance

• Marketing Differentiation
• Challenging Marketing Environment
• Advertising Spend
• National Carrier Approach
• Rebranding Initiative
• Marketing
• Corporate Environmental Shift
• Largest Wireless Network in the U.S.
• Wireless Data Network Expansion
• 95 POPs with 1xRTT networks Heritage Alltel
• 92 POPs with 1xRTT networks Former Western
  Wireless
• 2006 Significant EV-DO network expansion
• Strong Financial Position
• Wireline Spin/Merge with Valor
• Wireless Financial Flexibility with low debt

6
Alltel Wireless Footprint
7
Whats Next?

• Continued Industry Consolidation
• How well will carriers manage the transitional
  activity?
• Wired vs. Wireless Broadband

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United States Regional Perspective

• Questions?