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ComicalMoodyDan · 08-10-2006, 6:16 PM

Alltel to offer XM
Aug 10, 2006

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—XM Satellite Radio Corp. notched its first deal with a U.S. carrier, teaming with Alltel Corp. to offer 20 channels of commercial-free music.

The service, which is available for $8 a month, offers several music genres including pop, alternative, country, hip-hop and Latin. Users will be able to access data including song title, artist and album; the offering will be delivered by an application developed by wireless video provider MobiTV.

The announcement marks a long-awaited move into the U.S. mobile market for XM, which last month scored a similar deal with Canadian carrier Telus Mobility. XM competitor Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. offers 20 channels of programming through Sprint Nextel Corp.

“Customers are increasingly eager to access great, commercial-free music on their mobile phones,” said Adam Reyer, XM’s senior vice president of business development.

Shares of XM were up 39 cents, or more than 3 percent, to $11.34 following the news. Alltel stock was essentially unchanged, inching up 3 cents to $54.05.

Alltel to offer XM

Fire14 · 08-11-2006, 12:41 PM

I haven't heard how Sprint was doing with this service, but for the cheaper price it's not that bad, of course you get less channels but for music only it's ok.
It would be interesting to see how both carriers make out with this option. I am assuming you need a certain phone for this?

jones · 08-13-2006, 6:41 PM

Why Pay an Additional $8/Month
when you can Have these songs in an Iphone.
http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/wi...to-launch.html (Apple iPhone Close To Launch?)

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Fire14 Easy,Cheap & Sleazy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Union County NJ Posts: 8,457 Phone(s): EnV, V750 Provider(s): Verizon Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Images: 293 My Auctions	Re: Alltel to offer XM I haven't heard how Sprint was doing with this service, but for the cheaper price it's not that bad, of course you get less channels but for music only it's ok. It would be interesting to see how both carriers make out with this option. I am assuming you need a certain phone for this?

08-13-2006, 6:41 PM	#3
jones Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,425 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Alltel to offer XM Why Pay an Additional $8/Month when you can Have these songs in an Iphone. http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/wi...to-launch.html (Apple iPhone Close To Launch?) __________________ - 3 Billion GSM Users by 2009. - 700 GSM Carriers in 220 Countries - 82% of the Global Market 45,000 Cell Sites and Adding.

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