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Four Cellular One Customers Named National Wireless Samaritans

6/19/2006 (OKLAHOMA CITY) – Four customers of Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems were named VITA Wireless Samaritans by the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA), the company announced today – the first day of wireless safety week. The four recipients – Joe Otto of Anchorage, Alaska; Jack Scully of Erie, Penn.,; Alex Doty of Farmington, West Virginia; and Josh Reiman of Cloquet, Minn. – are being lauded for using their Cellular One wireless telephones in...

AOL's mobile AIM, now at Cellular One

AOLs mobile AIM, now at Cellular One
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems, one of the largest independent rural wireless providers in the United States, today announced the availability of AOL’s mobile AIM service—including the desktop-to-mobile messaging features—for its nearly 1.5 million wireless subscribers. The popular mobile AIM service enables Cellular One customers to stay connected to friends, family and colleagues whether they are at their desks or on-the-go. Cellular One’s mobile AIM®...

Recycle your old phones on Earth Day

Recycle your old phones on Earth Day
As consumers approach Earth Day 2006, Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems – one of the leading providers of wireless telecommunication services in the United States – is urging its customers to recycle their old and used cellular telephones. To encourage the responsible disposal of old and outdated wireless products, Cellular One launched a wireless telephone recycling program known as “Restart” in 2005. As a result, in just a year, the company says its has collected more than 30,000...

Cellular One partners with WorldCell

Cellular One partners with WorldCell
Talk anywhere you want now by renting a Cellular One world phone or satelite phone.  A new partnership formed today with WorldCell will give Cellular One customers the ability to talk world wide.  Using a toll free number and a customized website, Cellular One customers across 16 states now have access to rent a world or satelite phone for a discounted price. According to Craig Davis, Cellular One's spokesman, this all came about due to current customer...

Cellular One and Wish Upon The North Star Grant Iditarider's Dream

(ANCHORAGE, AK.) Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems and Wish Upon The North Star are working to make the dream of a Wasilla boy come true at this year’s Iditarod. Ten-year-old Jake Smith has always dreamed of riding with legendary Iditarod musher Ramy Brooks on race day and, thanks to the generosity of Cellular One, that dream will come true on Saturday. After the original basket bidder was forced to drop out, Cellular One, who sponsors Brooks, jumped at the chance to purchase the...

Cellular One Unveils Unlimited Nationwide Plans

OKLAHOMA CITY – In a bold move to give its customers more freedom to communicate, Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems today unveiled an unlimited nationwide calling plan it says will eliminate overage charges forever. Cellular One’s new Stop Counting Minutes Nationwide plan allows its customers to make unlimited calls throughout the United States with no roaming or toll charges, according to Chief Marketing Officer Tom Roberts. “The introduction of this new rate plan comes after a...

Cellular One Unveils Statewide Unlimited Calling Plans

OKLAHOMA CITY – Cellular One today said it is giving customers another great reason to choose its wireless service over traditional landline telephone service – statewide unlimited calling plans. Cellular One’s Stop Counting Minutes Statewide Plans, which were unveiled by the company in its continental U.S. markets, give customers unlimited calling and long distance in the home state for the monthly low price of $50, according to company spokesman Craig Davis. Select additional states can...

Cellular One's New Towers Benefit Alaska Youth Programs

(ANCHORAGE, AK.) – As part of its ongoing commitment to network excellence, Cellular One, the largest wireless provider in Alaska, has added two new cell towers in Southcentral Alaska. To celebrate, Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems said today it is making a donation to two youth programs in the respective communities. Since the first new tower is located in Peters Creek near Mirror Lake, Mirror Lake Middle School's technology class will receive a check for $250. The second $250...

Cellular One's Recycling Program Returns Big Donation to the Children's Organ Transplant Association

Oklahoma City – Cellular One executives presented the Children’s Organ Transplant Association, (COTA) with a check for $12,737.25 on December 16, 2005. The money was raised from Cellular One’s Restart cell phone recycling program. The York Family of Shawnee, Oklahoma, whose son is awaiting a lifesaving liver transplant, was on hand to represent the COTA patients nationwide who benefit from this collaboration. Cellular One will continue the Restart program into 2006, and encourages residents...

Cellular One Announces Donation in Conjunction with New Tower

(Fairmont, WV) Cellular One from Dobson Cellular Systems said today that it has donated $500.00 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Central West Virginia, in conjunction with the addition of its newest cellular tower, recently constructed in Fairmont. "When Cellular One has the good fortune to expand our network of towers throughout the country, we want to give back to those communities in which we serve," said Craig Davis, Cellular One spokesperson. "Big Brothers Big Sisters is a valuable...

Cellular One Celebrates Grand Re-Opening with Free Wireless for Life Donation to Jeff Novak

BOARDMAN, Ohio – Folks are still buzzing about Boardman’s Novak family—Jeff and daughters Zoey, Harley and Presley—and last Sunday’s very inspiring and moving episode of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” Now Mr. Novak is about to receive another delight —free wireless service from Cellular One for life. The endowment reflects Cellular One’s unique philosophy on success: To be a good neighbor and friend to the community, success will be shared. As Craig Davis, spokesperson for Cellular...

Alltel to Sell Cellular One Brand, Rural Wireless Market in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Alltel today announced agreements to sell the Cellular One brand to Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc., and a Rural Service Area (RSA) market in southwest Arkansas to Cingular Wireless LLC, a joint venture of AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications, and BellSouth Corporation.  The agreements, subject to federal regulatory approval, will complete divestiture requirements related to Alltel's merger with Western Wireless Corp. Alltel will receive $1.3 million in cash from...


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