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Dobson Communications: United States
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Dobson was, for the most part, a rural provider. It claimed to be the largest provider of cellular services in Alaska as well as in Michigan. It was ... the exclusive provider of GSM technology in many of its markets and has a few resellers such as TracFone and smaller MVNOs in particular states. It also provided voice and data roaming capability for many AT&T and T-Mobile customers. Dobson had recently upgraded a majority of its GSM/GPRS towers with an EDGE overlay, providing an even faster data rate for their customers.
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AT&T Inc. today announced that the first phase of integration will start Sunday by stocking store shelves with AT&T handsets and replacing Dobson's Cellular One brand with exterior and interior AT&T signage in more than 200 stores in 16 states. In some Alaska markets, including Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau, AT&T will make the iPhone available in select retail outlets and will expand to include additional AT&T products and services in 2008. The rebranding follows AT&T's acquisition of Dobson Communications Corp. on Nov. 15.
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With the addition of Dobson, AT&T's fully integrated GSM network now covers more than 290 million people in 13,000 U.S. cities and towns. The addition of Dobson's 850 MHz spectrum will ... provide the opportunity for further expansion of third-generation (3G) GSM technology throughout the United States.
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