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Article: AT&T Acquires Honolulu Cellular.
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- PR Newswire
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- August 2, 1999
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T (NYSE: T) said today it had completed its acquisition of Honolulu Cellular Telephone Company from BellSouth announced April 8, 1999. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Honolulu Cellular, in which BellSouth has had an interest since June 1986, will further expand AT&T's wireless footprint with nearly 900,000 pops.
"Honolulu Cellular is a welcome addition to the AT&T family," said Dan Hesse, President and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Wireless Services. "With this acquisition, we continue to expand our nationwide coverage. Our mainland customers will now enjoy their wireless digital features when they ...