Map and list of Markets to be divested by Verizon

[ComicalMoodyDan]

Here is a map and listings of the markets that will be divested in the Alltel/Verizon merger.



Cellular Market Areas (CMA) that will be divested by Verizon Wireless (source: FCC):

Market Market Name
CMA158 Lima, OH
CMA166 Hickory, NC
CMA181 Muskegon, MI
CMA221 Fargo-Moorehead, ND-MN
CMA227 Anderson, SC
CMA231 Mansfield, OH
CMA246 Dothan, AL
CMA253 Sioux City, IA
CMA261 Albany, GA
CMA262 Danville, VA
CMA267 Sioux Falls, SD
CMA268 Billings, MT
CMA276 Grand Forks, ND-MN
CMA285 Las Cruces, NM
CMA289 Rapid City, SD
CMA297 Great Falls, MT
CMA298 Bismarck, ND
CMA299 Casper, WY
CMA313 Alabama 7-Butler
CMA322 Arizona 5-Gila
CMA341 California 6-Mono
CMA351 Colorado 4-Park
CMA352 Colorado 5-Elbert
CMA353 Colorado 6-San Miguel
CMA354 Colorado 7-Saguache
CMA355 Colorado 8-Kiowa
CMA356 Colorado 9-Costilla
CMA376 Georgia 6-Spalding
CMA377 Georgia 7-Hancock
CMA378 Georgia 8-Warren
CMA379 Georgia 9-Marion
CMA380 Georgia 10-Bleckley
CMA382 Georgia 12-Liberty
CMA383 Georgia 13-Early
CMA389 Idaho 2-Idaho
CMA390 Idaho 3-Lemhi
CMA401 Illinois 8-Washington
CMA402 Illinois 9-Clay
CMA419 Iowa 8-Monona
CMA427 Iowa 16-Lyon
CMA428 Kansas 1-Cheyenne
CMA429 Kansas 2-Norton
CMA433 Kansas 6-Wallace
CMA434 Kansas 7-Trego
CMA438 Kansas 11-Hamilton
CMA439 Kansas 12-Hodgeman
CMA439 Kansas 12-Hodgeman
CMA440 Kansas 13-Edwards
CMA476 Michigan 5-Manistee
CMA478 Michigan 7-Newaygo
CMA482 Minnesota 1-Kittson
CMA483 Minnesota 2-Lake of the Woods
CMA488 Minnesota 7-Chippewa
CMA489 Minnesota 8-Lac qui Parle
CMA490 Minnesota 9-Pipestone
CMA491 Minnesota 10-Le Sueur

Market Market Name
CMA523 Montana 1-Lincoln
CMA524 Montana 2-Toole
CMA526 Montana 4-Daniels
CMA527 Montana 5-Mineral
CMA528 Montana 6-Deer Lodge
CMA529 Montana 7-Fergus
CMA530 Montana 8-Beaverhead
CMA531 Montana 9-Carbon
CMA532 Montana 10-Prairie
CMA537 Nebraska 5-Boone
CMA544 Nevada 2-Lander
CMA547 Nevada 5-White Pine
CMA553 New Mexico 1-San Juan
CMA557 New Mexico 5-Grant
CMA558 New Mexico 6-Lincoln
CMA566 North Carolina 2-Yancey
CMA569 North Carolina 5-Anson
CMA580 North Dakota 1-Divide
CMA581 North Dakota 2-Bottineau
CMA582 North Dakota 3-Barnes
CMA583 North Dakota 4-McKenzie
CMA584 North Dakota 5-Kidder
CMA586 Ohio 2-Sandusky
CMA587 Ohio 3-Ashtabula
CMA589 Ohio 5-Hancock
CMA590 Ohio 6-Morrow
CMA625 South Carolina 1-Oconee
CMA626 South Carolina 2-Laurens
CMA627 South Carolina 3-Cherokee
CMA631 South Carolina 7-Calhoun
CMA634 South Dakota 1-Harding
CMA635 South Dakota 2-Corson
CMA636 South Dakota 3-McPherson
CMA637 South Dakota 4-Marshall
CMA638 South Dakota 5-Custer
CMA639 South Dakota 6-Haakon
CMA640 South Dakota 7-Sully
CMA641 South Dakota 8-Kingsbury
CMA642 South Dakota 9-Hanson
CMA650 Tennessee 8-Johnson
CMA675 Utah 3-Juab
CMA676 Utah 4-Beaver
CMA677 Utah 5-Daggett
CMA678 Utah 6-Piute
CMA681 Virginia 1-Lee
CMA688 Virginia 8-Amelia
CMA718 Wyoming 1-Park
CMA719 Wyoming 2-Sheridan
CMA721 Wyoming 4-Niobrara
CMA722 Wyoming 5-Converse

[Mobile Mike]

Interesting map.

What I'm trying to figure out now is how (in recent media reports) the new combined company will have 78 million customers.

Currently Verizon has about 72 million, Alltel has roughly 14 million, so logically speaking the gross number would be 86 million...My question is where did the 8 million go?

From the map, it looks like less populated areas were divested. Did it really amount to 8 million??? Or is there more to it than what's been reported?

Intensely curious...

[KyleAndMelissa22]

I guess the divested Alltel customers can keep the same benefits as if they were gonna goto Verizon?
I hope the customer has the final say on which network they want to be on,
while staying under the same contract with the current Alltel features...

[cellular_freak]

Originally Posted by Mobile Mike

Interesting map.

What I'm trying to figure out now is how (in recent media reports) the new combined company will have 78 million customers.

Currently Verizon has about 72 million, Alltel has roughly 14 million, so logically speaking the gross number would be 86 million...My question is where did the 8 million go?

From the map, it looks like less populated areas were divested. Did it really amount to 8 million??? Or is there more to it than what's been reported?

Intensely curious...

I'm almost willing to bet that that number is probably correct. In a lot of rural areas, most people have Alltel or Verizon. CDMA is king in rural areas in almost every area of the country. I think people know this. There are some markets that are somewhat big as well, like here in Michigan, they have to divest the Muskegon market, which is a large metro area.

[cellular_freak]

Originally Posted by TNDan21

Here is a map and listings of the markets that will be divested in the Alltel/Verizon merger.



Cellular Market Areas (CMA) that will be divested by Verizon Wireless (source: FCC):

Market Market Name
CMA158 Lima, OH
CMA166 Hickory, NC
CMA181 Muskegon, MI
CMA221 Fargo-Moorehead, ND-MN
CMA227 Anderson, SC
CMA231 Mansfield, OH
CMA246 Dothan, AL
CMA253 Sioux City, IA
CMA261 Albany, GA
CMA262 Danville, VA
CMA267 Sioux Falls, SD
CMA268 Billings, MT
CMA276 Grand Forks, ND-MN
CMA285 Las Cruces, NM
CMA289 Rapid City, SD
CMA297 Great Falls, MT
CMA298 Bismarck, ND
CMA299 Casper, WY
CMA313 Alabama 7-Butler
CMA322 Arizona 5-Gila
CMA341 California 6-Mono
CMA351 Colorado 4-Park
CMA352 Colorado 5-Elbert
CMA353 Colorado 6-San Miguel
CMA354 Colorado 7-Saguache
CMA355 Colorado 8-Kiowa
CMA356 Colorado 9-Costilla
CMA376 Georgia 6-Spalding
CMA377 Georgia 7-Hancock
CMA378 Georgia 8-Warren
CMA379 Georgia 9-Marion
CMA380 Georgia 10-Bleckley
CMA382 Georgia 12-Liberty
CMA383 Georgia 13-Early
CMA389 Idaho 2-Idaho
CMA390 Idaho 3-Lemhi
CMA401 Illinois 8-Washington
CMA402 Illinois 9-Clay
CMA419 Iowa 8-Monona
CMA427 Iowa 16-Lyon
CMA428 Kansas 1-Cheyenne
CMA429 Kansas 2-Norton
CMA433 Kansas 6-Wallace
CMA434 Kansas 7-Trego
CMA438 Kansas 11-Hamilton
CMA439 Kansas 12-Hodgeman
CMA439 Kansas 12-Hodgeman
CMA440 Kansas 13-Edwards
CMA476 Michigan 5-Manistee
CMA478 Michigan 7-Newaygo
CMA482 Minnesota 1-Kittson
CMA483 Minnesota 2-Lake of the Woods
CMA488 Minnesota 7-Chippewa
CMA489 Minnesota 8-Lac qui Parle
CMA490 Minnesota 9-Pipestone
CMA491 Minnesota 10-Le Sueur

Market Market Name
CMA523 Montana 1-Lincoln
CMA524 Montana 2-Toole
CMA526 Montana 4-Daniels
CMA527 Montana 5-Mineral
CMA528 Montana 6-Deer Lodge
CMA529 Montana 7-Fergus
CMA530 Montana 8-Beaverhead
CMA531 Montana 9-Carbon
CMA532 Montana 10-Prairie
CMA537 Nebraska 5-Boone
CMA544 Nevada 2-Lander
CMA547 Nevada 5-White Pine
CMA553 New Mexico 1-San Juan
CMA557 New Mexico 5-Grant
CMA558 New Mexico 6-Lincoln
CMA566 North Carolina 2-Yancey
CMA569 North Carolina 5-Anson
CMA580 North Dakota 1-Divide
CMA581 North Dakota 2-Bottineau
CMA582 North Dakota 3-Barnes
CMA583 North Dakota 4-McKenzie
CMA584 North Dakota 5-Kidder
CMA586 Ohio 2-Sandusky
CMA587 Ohio 3-Ashtabula
CMA589 Ohio 5-Hancock
CMA590 Ohio 6-Morrow
CMA625 South Carolina 1-Oconee
CMA626 South Carolina 2-Laurens
CMA627 South Carolina 3-Cherokee
CMA631 South Carolina 7-Calhoun
CMA634 South Dakota 1-Harding
CMA635 South Dakota 2-Corson
CMA636 South Dakota 3-McPherson
CMA637 South Dakota 4-Marshall
CMA638 South Dakota 5-Custer
CMA639 South Dakota 6-Haakon
CMA640 South Dakota 7-Sully
CMA641 South Dakota 8-Kingsbury
CMA642 South Dakota 9-Hanson
CMA650 Tennessee 8-Johnson
CMA675 Utah 3-Juab
CMA676 Utah 4-Beaver
CMA677 Utah 5-Daggett
CMA678 Utah 6-Piute
CMA681 Virginia 1-Lee
CMA688 Virginia 8-Amelia
CMA718 Wyoming 1-Park
CMA719 Wyoming 2-Sheridan
CMA721 Wyoming 4-Niobrara
CMA722 Wyoming 5-Converse

I've seen this map in other places on the web as well but I can't help but notice some mistakes on it. They have two markets in Michigan listed as Verizon-divested markets. However, Verizon does not own either market. Alltel does. So, I'm wondering how they knew the Muskegon market was Alltel, but not the other two adjacent to it.

[WirelessBeachBum]

Originally Posted by KyleAndMelissa22

I guess the divested Alltel customers can keep the same benefits as if they were gonna goto Verizon?
I hope the customer has the final say on which network they want to be on,
while staying under the same contract with the current Alltel features...

If the customer has alltel and is being divested, they can stay with whatever company buys their market, or can choose to switch to Verizon, however if they are under contract they will have to pay an early termination fee.

The company that buys that market will have the decision as to what rate plan and features you will be eligible for.

[Mobile Mike]

Originally Posted by cellular_freak

I'm almost willing to bet that that number is probably correct. In a lot of rural areas, most people have Alltel or Verizon. CDMA is king in rural areas in almost every area of the country. I think people know this. There are some markets that are somewhat big as well, like here in Michigan, they have to divest the Muskegon market, which is a large metro area.

But would it really amount to 60% of Alltel's customer base? It's seems like an awfully big number, but you're probably right.

Hopefully at some point more detailed information will be available outlining specific divested numbers....It may be wishful thinking, but what the heck.

[cellular_freak]

Originally Posted by Mobile Mike

But would it really amount to 60% of Alltel's customer base? It's seems like an awfully big number, but you're probably right.

Hopefully at some point more detailed information will be available outlining specific divested numbers....It may be wishful thinking, but what the heck.

Yeah, I'm sure something will come out showing the amount of people being divested from the markets. I mean, if you just look at the license map for Alltel that has to be divested, that's a LOT of places. They could almost create a whole new network with all of those areas.

[KyleAndMelissa22]

Originally Posted by cellular_freak

They could almost create a whole new network with all of those areas.

Yup, or US Cellular could more than double in size with all those divested markets.

I think in my area, USCC is gonna grab many areas to further expand it's already adjacent coverage,
For example, I think Hickory, NC is surely gonna goto them.

[Quint101]

Originally Posted by cellular_freak

Yeah, I'm sure something will come out showing the amount of people being divested from the markets. I mean, if you just look at the license map for Alltel that has to be divested, that's a LOT of places. They could almost create a whole new network with all of those areas.

It's a lot of places, but some of the places have almost no population. For instance, in Georgia, Verizon keeps most of the more populous areas covered by Alltel: Augusta, Savannah, Columbus, Valdosta, and Newnan. The largest Georgia city in Alltel's footprint that has to be divested is Albany. I think that the situation in most of the overlapping areas is the same, save for the Dakotas.

[WirelessBeachBum]

The divested markets will total to be the 7th largest carrier in the US on their own.

[Mobile Mike]

Originally Posted by KyleAndMelissa22

Yup, or US Cellular could more than double in size with all those divested markets.

I think in my area, USCC is gonna grab many areas to further expand it's already adjacent coverage,
For example, I think Hickory, NC is surely gonna goto them.

I hope US Cellular IS the purchaser of the divested markets. It would be nice to see a larger regional carrier emerge now that Alltel is 95% down Verizon's throat...

Though it would be interesting if Metro or Leap gobbled up some as well.

[WirelessBeachBum]

Originally Posted by Mobile Mike

I hope US Cellular IS the purchaser of the divested markets. It would be nice to see a larger regional carrier emerge now that Alltel is 95% down Verizon's throat...

Though it would be interesting if Metro or Leap gobbled up some as well.

US Cellular would be my first pick, but you never can predict what they will do. A year ago I was hoping Alltel was going to go national on their own, which had they not been purchased by private equity, probably would have happened. My guess is USCC will pick off a few markets, and Cricket, and Metro will pick off some others. There will probably be some scraps that remain and get rebranded to whatever... maybe Windstream?

[KyleAndMelissa22]

I wonder if USCC could make a deal with Verizon to buy some areas that weren't divested,

like Greenville/Spartanburg, SC for example, which isn't being divested,
but it would go together with the surrounding divest areas.

[dolphin_crazed]

Originally Posted by WirelessBeachBum

The divested markets will total to be the 7th largest carrier in the US on their own.

I've heard it's going to be the 6th largest, but I don't know what the measurement was based on (customers or square footage of territory covered)

[dolphin_crazed]

Originally Posted by Mobile Mike

Interesting map.

What I'm trying to figure out now is how (in recent media reports) the new combined company will have 78 million customers.

Currently Verizon has about 72 million, Alltel has roughly 14 million, so logically speaking the gross number would be 86 million...My question is where did the 8 million go?

From the map, it looks like less populated areas were divested. Did it really amount to 8 million??? Or is there more to it than what's been reported?

Intensely curious...

Divested markets are about 2 million customers (at least the Alltel side of it), unless someone counted wrong.

[Mobile Mike]

Originally Posted by dolphin_crazed

Divested markets are about 2 million customers (at least the Alltel side of it), unless someone counted wrong.

That's what I've read and heard too, so where they got the numbers they did is beyond me...

I guess it was a conservative estimate?

[Quint101]

Originally Posted by dolphin_crazed

I've heard it's going to be the 6th largest, but I don't know what the measurement was based on (customers or square footage of territory covered)

If its people, the measurement is off. I think USCellular is #6 with 6.2 million users. That is a long way from the 2M that is slated for divestiture.

[WirelessBeachBum]

Originally Posted by Quint101

If its people, the measurement is off. I think USCellular is #6 with 6.2 million users. That is a long way from the 2M that is slated for divestiture.

Maybe they are basing that on land mass... if you look at all of the dark blue areas on the map, that is a pretty big area.

[strunke]

Originally Posted by cellular_freak

I've seen this map in other places on the web as well but I can't help but notice some mistakes on it. They have two markets in Michigan listed as Verizon-divested markets. However, Verizon does not own either market. Alltel does. So, I'm wondering how they knew the Muskegon market was Alltel, but not the other two adjacent to it.

The two red spots on the map in Michigan are Verizon markets on the PCS (1900) side. The map is accurate. Alltel holds the cellular license for those areas. Currently both Alltel and Verizon sell and provide service there. After the divestiture Verizon will only hold the cellular license there. Verizon likely did this to make it look good to the FCC.

[cellular_freak]

Originally Posted by strunke

The two red spots on the map in Michigan are Verizon markets on the PCS (1900) side. The map is accurate. Alltel holds the cellular license for those areas. Currently both Alltel and Verizon sell and provide service there. After the divestiture Verizon will only hold the cellular license there. Verizon likely did this to make it look good to the FCC.

Yeah, I was aware of that now. It was just confusing that they show cellular market areas as areas where they'll divest only 1900 areas. It's also confusing why Verizon has to divest their 1900 assets in those areas when the 1900 network is not that well built out so I can't imagine that many people are subscribed to them.

[strunke]

Originally Posted by cellular_freak

Yeah, I was aware of that now. It was just confusing that they show cellular market areas as areas where they'll divest only 1900 areas. It's also confusing why Verizon has to divest their 1900 assets in those areas when the 1900 network is not that well built out so I can't imagine that many people are subscribed to them.

Oh...Yeah the reason for divesting doesn't make much sense to me either. That's why I can only think that Verizon as trying hard to convince the fcc that they are giving up enough to allow others through.

[cellular_freak]

Originally Posted by strunke

Oh...Yeah the reason for divesting doesn't make much sense to me either. That's why I can only think that Verizon as trying hard to convince the fcc that they are giving up enough to allow others through.

Well if I'm not mistaken, I believe that the FCC added the markets in Michigan to be divested. So I'm sure Verizon is wondering the same thing we are.

[dcwireless]

I'm new to the forum and thank you in advance for any insights you may be able to share.

Do any of my colleagues have any updates on who might be picking up the ALLTEL markets that aren't going to AT&T?

[rcallen7]

So, the map shows much of Southern Utah being divested, and the Salt Lake Tribune reported yesterday on the sale of assets to AT&T and said the Verizon customers in Southern Utah would now become AT&T customers. My question is this: were these Alltel assets or Verizon assets that were sold? Will there be any Verizon coverage in Southern Utah (say Cedar City or St. George) or is that all gone now since the assets being purchased by AT&T will be converted to GSM?

I hope that what happened is that there were overlapping Verizon and Alltel networks in the areas in question and that Verizon service will continue to be available in the divested areas. After all, if a Verizon phone could roam onto the Alltel assets it will not be able to roam onto the AT&T assets now. Is the Verizon network up to this or did rural Verizon coverage just go away?

[KyleAndMelissa22]

Originally Posted by rcallen7

So, the map shows much of Southern Utah being divested, and the Salt Lake Tribune reported yesterday on the sale of assets to AT&T and said the Verizon customers in Southern Utah would now become AT&T customers. My question is this: were these Alltel assets or Verizon assets that were sold? Will there be any Verizon coverage in Southern Utah (say Cedar City or St. George) or is that all gone now since the assets being purchased by AT&T will be converted to GSM?

I hope that what happened is that there were overlapping Verizon and Alltel networks in the areas in question and that Verizon service will continue to be available in the divested areas. After all, if a Verizon phone could roam onto the Alltel assets it will not be able to roam onto the AT&T assets now. Is the Verizon network up to this or did rural Verizon coverage just go away?

The Alltel properties will be divested, and everything in the west except Idaho will goto AT&T, (if the FCC approves).

I wonder why Verizon didn't divest their own network, as Alltel's has more infrastructure.

If I had a choice of keeping a well built CDMA network and a GSM network (Alltel),
or just a CDMA network (VZW), I'd want to keep Alltel, so why would they give up the more valuable network....?