Atlantic Tele-Network
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Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (ATN) is a publicly traded telecommunications company that is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts. It operates digital wireless, wireline, and both terrestrial and submarine fiber optic networks, serving markets that are geographically separated and technically challenging, such as the plains, deserts, and mountainous areas of the United States
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ATN’s expertise is operating in underserved or niche markets, growing its business organically and through acquisitions by providing an alternative to national carriers.
wireless assets that Verizon Wireless
was required to divest as part of the regulatory approvals granted for its purchase of Alltel earlier that year. Since that time, ATN, through its Alltel subsidiary Allied Wireless, has served subscribers primarily in rural areas across Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Ohio, and Idaho.
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ATN’s expertise is operating in underserved or niche markets, growing its business organically and through acquisitions by providing an alternative to national carriers.
Other Services
ATN also operates through its subsidiary companies: Alltel (US), Commnet Wireless, LLC (US), GT&T (Guyana), Sovernet (US), CellularOne in Bermuda, ION Holdco, LLC (US), Islandcom Telecommunications (Turks & Caicos), and Choice Communications (US Virgin Islands).Acquisition of Alltel assets
On April 26, 2010, ATN acquired certain former AlltelAlltel
Alltel Corporation is a wireless service provider, primarily based in the United States. Before an acquisition by Verizon Wireless, it served 34 states. After the merger, Alltel continues to serve six states, mostly in rural areas...
wireless assets that Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....
was required to divest as part of the regulatory approvals granted for its purchase of Alltel earlier that year. Since that time, ATN, through its Alltel subsidiary Allied Wireless, has served subscribers primarily in rural areas across Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Ohio, and Idaho.
External links
- Official Website
- Allied Wireless (subsidiary of ATN)
- Islandcom Wireless (subsidiary of ATN)