Alltel
Wireless Divested Areas
These are
the
Cellular Market Areas where Alltel was acquired in 2009 by Verizon
Wireless, AT&T or Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN). ATN later agreed
to sell their Alltel assets to AT&T in 2013. This page is no
longer being updated.
- Areas
in Blue are now operated by Verizon Wireless, a few
exceptions exist.
- Areas
shown in Green are markets where Verizon divested their own
network, licenses and customers to AT&T.
- Areas
in Yellow have been acquired by ATN, which were sold to AT&T in
2013.
- Area
in Orange shows a non-renewed lease creating Element Mobile which was
sold to AT&T for a majority stake.
- Final
FCC map of areas transferred from Verizon Wireless to AT&T is
at the bottom of this page.
- The
list of the original 2009 divested Market Areas and counties is Below.
|

source: Verizon Wireless, AT&T, ATN
Produced by: cellularmaps.com
Areas Where ATN
Acquired Alltel Wireless from Verizon Wireless, Then Sold to
AT&T, 2013:

Cellular Market Areas and Counties
Sold by Verizon Wireless:
- Original
Alltel Markets purchased by AT&T are listed below in RED
- Markets
purchased by Atlantic Tele-Network are listed in BLUE
- Verizon
Markets purchased by AT&T are
listed in GREEN
- Wisconsin
Non-renewed Lease shown in ORANGE, Creating Element Mobile
|
|
State/CMA: Counties
Alltel
Properties that were sold:
Alabama
- Dothan AL MSA (CMA 246): Dale, Houston
- AL RSA 7 (CMA 313): Butler, Coffee, Covington,
Crenshaw, Geneva, Pike
Arizona
- AZ RSA 5 (CMA 322): Gila, Pinal
California
- CA RSA 6 (CMA 341): Inyo, Mono
Colorado
- CO RSA 4 (CMA 351): Chaffee, Custer, Fremont,
Lake, Park
- CO RSA 5 (CMA 352): Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit
Carson, Lincoln
- CO RSA 6 (CMA 353): Dolores, Hinsdale, La
Plata, Montezuma, Ouray, San Juan, San Miguel
- CO RSA 7 (CMA 354): Alamosa, Archuleta,
Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache
- CO RSA 8 (CMA 355): Bent, Crowley, Kiowa,
Otero, Prowers
- CO RSA 9 (CMA 356): Baca, Costilla, Huerfano,
Las Animas
|
|
Georgia
- Albany GA MSA (CMA 261): Dougherty, Lee
- GA RSA 6 (CMA 376): Crawford, Harris,
Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Taylor, Upson
- GA RSA 7 (CMA 377): Johnson, Laurens,
Washington, Wilkinson
- GA RSA 8 (CMA 378): Bulloch, Burke, Candler,
Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Screven, Treutlen, Warren
- GA RSA 9 (CMA 379): Clay, Crisp, Dooly, Macon,
Marion, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Webster
- GA RSA 10 (CMA 380): Ben Hill, Bleckley, Coffee,
Dodge, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Turner,
Wheeler, Wilcox
- GA RSA 12 (CMA 382): Camden, Glynn, Liberty,
Long, McIntosh, Wayne
- GA RSA 13 (CMA 383): Baker, Calhoun, Decatur,
Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas
Idaho
- ID RSA 2 (CMA 389): Adams, Gem, Idaho, Payette,
Valley, Washington
- ID RSA 3 (CMA 390): Boise, Custer, Lemhi
Illinois
- IL RSA 8 (CMA 401): Alexander, Franklin,
Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, Union,
Washington, Williamson
- IL RSA 9 (CMA 402): Clay, Edwards, Gallatin,
Hamilton, Hardin, Lawrence, Pope, Richland, Saline, Wabash, Wayne, White
Iowa
- Sioux City IA-NE MSA (CMA 253): Woodbury, Dakota
- IA RSA 8 (CMA 419): Crawford, Harrison, Monona,
Shelby
- IA RSA 16 (CMA 427): Cherokee, Lyon, O'Brien,
Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux
Michigan
- Muskegon MI MSA (CMA 181): Muskegon, Oceana
Minnesota
- MN RSA 1 (CMA 482): Kittson, Marshall,
Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau
- MN RSA 2 (CMA 483): Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake
of the Woods, Mahnomen, Norman
Montana
- Billings MT MSA (CMA 268): Yellowstone
- Great Falls MT MSA (CMA 297): Cascade
- MT RSA 1 (CMA 523): Flathead, Glacier, Lake,
Lincoln, Pondera, Sanders, Teton
- MT RSA 2 (CMA 524): Blaine, Chouteau, Hill,
Liberty, Toole
- MT RSA 4 (CMA 526): Daniels, Dawson, McCone,
Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Wibaux
- MT RSA 5 (CMA 527): Granite, Lewis and Clark,
Mineral, Missoula, Powell, Rivalli
- MT RSA 6 (CMA 528): Broadwater, Deer Lodge,
Jefferson, Judith Basin, Meagher, Silver Bow, Wheatland
- MT RSA 7 (CMA 529): Fergus, Golden Valley,
Musselshell, Petroleum, Stillwater, Sweet Grass
- MT RSA 8 (CMA 530): Beaverhead, Gallatin,
Madison, Park
- MT RSA 9 (CMA 531): Big Horn, Carbon, Rosebud,
Treasure
- MT RSA 10 (CMA 532): Carter, Custer, Fallon,
Powder River, Prairie
Nevada
- NV RSA 2 (CMA 544): Elko, Eureka, Lander
- NV RSA 5 (CMA 547): Lincoln, White Pine
New Mexico
- Las Cruces NM MSA (CMA 285) Dona Ana
- NM RSA 1 (CMA 553): Cibola, McKinley, Rio
Arriba, San Juan, Taos
- NM RSA 5 (CMA 557): Grant, Hidalgo, Luna
- NM RSA 6 (CMA 558): Chaves, Eddy, Lee, Lincoln,
Otero
North
Carolina
- Hickory NC MSA (CMA 166): Alexander, Burke,
Catawba
- NC RSA 2 (CMA 566): Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell,
Watauga, Yancey
- NC RSA 5 (CMA 569): Anson, Montgomery, Richmond,
Scotland
North
Dakota
- Bismarck ND (CMA 298): Burleigh, Morton
- Fargo-Moorehead ND-MN MSA (CMA 221): Clay, Cass
- Grand Forks ND-MN MSA (CMA 276): Polk, Grand
Forks
- ND RSA 1 (CMA 580): Burke, Divide, McLean,
Mountrail, Renville, Ward, Williams
- ND RSA 2 (CMA 581): Benson, Bottineau, Cavalier,
McHenry, Pierce, Ramsey, Rolette, Towner
- ND RSA 3 (CMA 582): Barnes, Dickey, Griggs,
LaMoure, Nelson, Pembina, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele, Traill,
Walsh
- ND RSA 4 (CMA 583): Adams, Billings, Bowman,
Dunn, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, McKenzie, Mercer, Oliver, Sioux,
Slope, Stark
- ND RSA 5 (CMA 584): Eddy, Emmons, Foster,
Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Sheridan, Stutsman, Wells
Ohio
- Lima OH MSA (CMA 158): Allen, Auglaize, Putnam,
Van Wert
- Mansfield OH MSA (CMA 231): Richland
- OH RSA 2 (CMA 586): Erie, Huron, Sandusky, Seneca
- OH RSA 3 (CMA 587): Ashtabula
- OH RSA 5 (CMA 589): Crawford, Hancock, Hardin,
Marion, Wyandot
- OH RSA 6 (CMA 590): Ashland, Coshocton, Holmes,
Knox, Licking, Morrow, Wayne
South
Carolina
- Anderson SC MSA (CMA 227): Anderson
- SC RSA 1 (CMA 625): Oconee
- SC RSA 2 (CMA 626): Abbeville, Edgefield,
Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda
- SC RSA 3 (CMA 627): Cherokee, Chester,
Fairfield, Union
- SC RSA 7 (CMA 631): Allendale, Bamberg,
Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
South
Dakota
- Rapid City SD MSA (CMA 289): Meade, Pennington
- Sioux Falls SD MSA (CMA 267): Minnehaha
- SD RSA 1 (CMA 634): Butte, Harding, Lawrence,
Perkins
- SD RSA 2 (CMA 635): Campbell, Corson, Dewey,
Potter, Walworth, Ziebach
- SD RSA 3 (CMA 636): Brown, Edmunds, Faulk,
McPherson, Spink
- SD RSA 4 (CMA 637): Clark, Codington, Day,
Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, Roberts
- SD RSA 5 (CMA 638): Custer, Fall River, Shannon
- SD RSA 6 (CMA 639): Bennet, Gregory, Haakon,
Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Stanley, Todd, Tripp
- SD RSA 7 (CMA 640): Aurora, Brule, Buffalo,
Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jerauld, Sully
- SD RSA 8 (CMA 641): Beadle, Brookings,
Kingsbury, Lake, Miner, Moody, Sanborn
- SD RSA 9 (CMA 642): Bon Homme, Clay, Hanson,
Hutchinson, Lincoln, McCook, Turner, Union, Yankton
Tennessee
- TN RSA 8 (CMA 650): Johnson
Utah
- UT RSA 3 (CMA 675): Juab, Millard, Sanpete,
Sevier
- UT RSA 4 (CMA 676): Beaver, Iron, Washington
- UT RSA 5 (CMA 677): Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne,
Emery, Grand, Uintah
- UT RSA 6 (CMA 678): Garfield, Kane, Piute, San
Juan, Wayne
Virginia
- Danville VA MSA (CMA 262): Pittsylvania,
Danville City
- VA RSA 1 (CMA 681): Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee,
Russell, Wise, Norton City
- VA RSA 8 (CMA 688): Amelia, Brunswick,
Lunenberg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway
Wyoming
- Casper WY MSA (CMA 299): Natrona
- WY RSA 1 (CMA 718): Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park,
Washakie
- WY RSA 2 (CMA 719): Campbell, Crook, Johnson,
Sheridan, Weston
- WY RSA 4 (CMA 721): Albany, Goshen, Laramie,
Niobrara, Platte
- WY RSA 5 (CMA 722): Converse
Alltel Leased License Returned to Owner:
Wisconsin:
-WI
RSA 7 (CMA 714) Adams, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette, Portage,
Waupaca, Waushara, Wood
Verizon
Wireless Properties that were sold to AT&T:
(Note:
These are markets where Verizon already offered cellular service and
sold its 'duplicate' network to AT&T
and is keeping the newly-acquired Alltel properties)
Michigan
- MI RSA 5 (CMA 476): Benzie, Lake, Leelanau,
Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Osceola, Wexford
- MI RSA 7 (CMA 478): Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo
Minnesota
- MN RSA 7 (CMA 488): (see also Unicel): Chippewa,
Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley
Nebraska
- NE RSA 5 (CMA 537): Boone, Butler, Colfax,
Dodge, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Washington
Former Unicel (RCC) Properties that were sold to
AT&T:
Kansas
- KS RSA 1 (CMA 428): Cheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins,
Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas
- KS RSA 2 (CMA 429): Graham, Norton, Osborne,
Phillips, Rooks, Smith
- KS RSA 6 (CMA 433): Gove, Greeley, Lane, Logan,
Scott, Wallace, Wichita
- KS RSA 7 (CMA 434): Barton, Ellis, Ness, Pawnee,
Rush, Russell, Trego
- KS RSA 11 (CMA 438): Finney, Grant, Hamilton,
Haskell, Kearny, Morton, Seward, Stanton, Stevens
- KS RSA 12 (CMA 439): Clark, Ford, Gray,
Hodgeman, Meade
- KS RSA 13 (CMA 440): Barber, Comanche, Edwards,
Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford
Minnesota
- MN RSA 7 (CMA 488) (see also VzW): Chippewa,
Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Renville, Sibley
- MN RSA 8 (CMA 489): Lac qui Parle, Lincoln,
Lyon, Redwood, Yellow Medicine
- MN RSA 9 (CMA 490): Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson,
Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Watonwan
- MN RSA 10 (CMA 491): Blue Earth, Faribault,
Freeborn, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, Waseca |
|
source: Verizon Wireless and AT&T |
Final Cellular Market Areas Transferred from
Verizon Wireless to AT&T, per FCC, June, 2010

source: FCC
click_box
|