{"id":98995,"date":"2020-10-19T16:20:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T16:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/?p=299451"},"modified":"2020-10-19T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T16:20:13","slug":"verizon-broadens-rural-reach-with-bluegrass-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/10\/19\/verizon-broadens-rural-reach-with-bluegrass-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Verizon broadens rural reach with Bluegrass deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\tVerizon inked a deal to acquire customers and shops from regional US operator Bluegrass Cellular, moving to expand its presence in rural Kentucky.<\/p>\n

An operator representative told Mobile World Live (MWL) the deal includes the transfer of 210,000 subscribers, 17 stores, network assets, and Bluegrass Cellular’s 600MHz, 700MHz and PCS spectrum.<\/p>\n

The move will allow Verizon to rapidly expand distribution across 34 rural counties in Kentucky where it currently has no retail presence, the representative explained.<\/p>\n

Bluegrass Cellular president Ron Smith stated he was “confident” Verizon would serve customers well, providing “crucial and reliable wireless connectivity to our rural communities\u201d.<\/p>\n

Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal is expected to close in early 2021, subject to regulatory approvals.<\/p>\n

The acquisition is Verizon\u2019s second in as many months: it announced a $6.25 billion deal to purchase prepaid MVNO Tracfone [1] from America Movil in September.<\/p>\n

Cashing out
\nRecon Analytics founder and lead analyst Roger Entner told MWL the deal comes at a time when smaller operators are re-evaluating their business goals as an expensive 5G transition looms, noting many regional players are \u201cthinly manned\u201d and \u201cdon\u2019t have the money and resources” for the move.<\/p>\n

He added such decisions are often personal for the owners of regional operators, many of whom have reached retirement age and don\u2019t have an internal successor lined up.<\/p>\n

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