Press Releases

Cellular One Continues to Support Montana Schools by Donating $4,660 for 3rd Quarter
Missoula, MT – November 24, 2009—Continuing to demonstrate their commitment to giving back to local Montana communities, Cellular One recently presented donation checks in the amount of $4,600 to 16 Montana schools who received funds through the School Donation Program. This program offers all Cellular One customers the opportunity to donate 3% of their monthly cell phone bill to a Montana school of their choice.

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Cellular One Continues to Expand in Billings with New Store in Shiloh Crossing
Missoula, MT – August 25, 2008—Cellular One is pleased to announce the grand opening of a new retail store located at 820 Shiloh Crossing, Suite 5 in Billings, MT.  To celebrate the opening, Cellular One is inviting the community to join them on Friday, August 28th, 2009, from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, for a Grand Opening Celebration at the new store location.    

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Cellular One School Rebate Program Helps Two Butte Area Schools Support Educational Programs for Students
Missoula, MT – May 13, 2009—Continuing to demonstrate their commitment to giving back to local Montana communities, Cellular One presented the first quarterly donation checks to Hillcrest School and Powell County High School, on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.  The donation is part of the Cellular One School Rebate Program, which offers customers the opportunity to identify a school of their choice to receive 3% of their cell phone bill each month.  This first quarterly check donation represents the very first customers who have signed up for the program.  The more customers that sign up, the greater the checks become.  Principal Susan Johnson of Hillcrest School and Principal Kerry Glisson of Powell County High School accepted the checks on behalf of their schools.  

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Cellular One School Rebate Program Helps Four Great Falls Area Schools Support Educational Programs for Students
Missoula, MT – May 13, 2009—Continuing to demonstrate their commitment to giving back to local Montana communities, Cellular One recently presented the first quarterly donation checks to Great Falls High School, Lincoln Elementary School, Fort Shaw Elementary School, and Simms High School.  These donations are part of the Cellular One School Rebate Program, which offers customers the opportunity to identify a school of their choice to receive 3% of their cell phone bill each month.   This first quarterly check donation represents the very first customers who have signed up for the program.  The more customers that sign up, the greater the checks become.  

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Cellular One School Rebate Program Helps Twin Bridges High School Seniors Attend FCCLA Conference in Nashville
Missoula, MT – May 13, 2009—Continuing to demonstrate their commitment to giving back to local Montana communities, Cellular One presented the first of a quarterly donation check to Twin Bridges High School on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.  The donation is part of the Cellular One School Rebate Program, which offers customers the opportunity to identify a school of their choice to receive 3% of their cell phone bill each month.  This first quarterly check donation represents the very first customers who have signed up for the program.  The more customers that sign up, the greater the checks become.  

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Cellular One Launches New Cell Site in Dixon Montana
Missoula, MT – April 8, 2009—Cellular One continues to expand its coverage of the Missoula area with the launch of another new cell site.  This new site is located in Dixon, within the Flathead Indian Reservation along Highway 200, just West of Ravalli.  This new site continues Cellular One’s initiative to bring continuous coverage to rural areas within the state where wireless options are meager or nonexistent.

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Cellular One Announces 35th New Cell Site in Montana
Missoula, MT – March 18, 2009—Cellular One announces another new cell site in the state of Montana.  This new site is located just outside of Missoula on Highway 83 just south of Condon and 24 miles north of Seeley Lake.  This represents the wireless phone provider’s 35th new site within the state of Montana since 2007, and is part of Cellular One’s initiative to bring continuous coverage to rural areas within the state where wireless options are meager or nonexistent.

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Cellular One Addresses Economy Woes by Introducing State-Wide Unlimited Plan in Montana
Missoula, MT – February 16, 2009—Cellular One announced today the My State Free rate plan, a new state-wide unlimited plan designed to offer Montana residents the best value in cellular service.  This new plan offers unlimited minutes and text messaging to anyone from within the Cellular One Montana network , and unlimited long distance calling from anywhere within the network for just $49.99 per month.  This is the only plan of its kind currently offered in Montana. 

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Twin Creeks, Montana Receives GSM Cellular Coverage with Launch of New Cellular One Cell Site
Missoula, MT – February 9, 2009—Cellular One announced today the launch of another new cell site in the state of Montana.  This new site is located in Twin Creeks, just outside of Missoula, and is the first site built by any carrier along Highway 200 west of Lincoln, MT and East of Bonner, MT. Residents and travelers between the towns of McNamara and Potomac now have access to the advanced GSM network.     

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Cellular One Celebrates MSU Fan Day during Grand Opening of University Square Store in Bozeman, MT
Missoula, MT – January 29, 2008—Cellular One announces the upcoming grand opening of a new retail store location in Bozeman, MT at 200 South 23rd Avenue at University Square.  To celebrate the grand opening, Cellular One invites the community to join us on Friday, February 6, 2009, from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, for an MSU Fan Day Grand Opening Celebration in the store.  

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Cellular One Continues to Expand Montana Coverage with Another New Cell Site in the Bozeman Area
Missoula, MT – January 21, 2009—Cellular One announced today the launch of another new cell site in the Bozeman area. The new site is located in Logan, Montana within Gallatin County and provides coverage between Three Forks and Manhattan. The addition of this cell site represents Cellular One’s 32nd new site in the state within the past 18 months. Cellular One continues to out-build Verizon and Alltel as clearly the fastest growing cellular phone company in Montana.

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Cellular One Now Offers The Best Unlimited Nationwide Rate Plan in America
December 8, 2008 - Cellular One announces today a new nationwide, unlimited rate plan.  The “All of America” plan includes nationwide unlimited voice and text with no roaming or long distance charges for only $79.99.  The All of America plan offers the same features that other wireless carriers offer for $99.99, making Cellular One’s the most attractive nationwide unlimited plan currently offered in the United States.  Customers who choose this plan are guaranteed no rate increases during their contract term.

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Cellular One Expands Cellular Coverage throughout Montana
December 2, 2008-Residents of the state of Montana will now have expanded cellular coverage due to the construction of five new Cellular One cell sites throughout the state. "As part of Cellular One's commitment to bring cellular coverage to the rural areas throughout the state of Montana, we are proud to continue to expand our service by introducing five new cell sites in the state within the last three months," said Jonathan Foxman, CEO and President of Cellular One.

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Billings Community Helps Raise Money for NAMI and the Meghann Eckerdt Family
November 25, 2008 - On November 16th, 2008 many of the local Billings community came out join Cellular One at Santa’s Workshop to raise thousands for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)‐Montana, and the Meghann Eckerdt Family.

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Santa's Workshop Raises Funds for NAMI – Montana and the Meghann Eckerdt Family
November 16, 2008 - Cellular One supports the National Alliance on Mental Illness - Montana (NAMI) and the Meghann Eckerdt Family by hosting Santa's Workshop on November 16th, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Grand in Billings, Montana.

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Cellular One Participates in NAMI Walk Fundraiser
September 29, 2008, Missoula – Cellular One supports the National Alliance on Mental Illness's (NAMI's) critical mission to support, educate, and advocate for Montanans with mental illness and their families by participating in this year's NAMIWalks fundraising event.

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Cellular One Launches Lifeline and Link-up Program in Montana
August 15, 2008, Missoula – Do you need a phone? Are you having trouble paying your telephone bills? If so, you may be eligible to take advantage of two special programs offered by Cellular One that help reduce the cost of phone service.

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Wireless Service Providers Team Up
August 15, 2008, Houston, TX: TeleMergence Services Ltd has recently been contracted to provide Transport Management Services expertise to wireless service provider Cellular One (MTPCS LLC.) in its Montana and Wyoming markets

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Cellular One has got Toston Covered!
August 13, 2008, Missoula, MT - Cellular One, Montana’s wireless service provider featuring nationwide coverage and GSM network technology, is pleased to announce that effective mid-July Cellular One has activated a tower along US Highway 12/287 between Townsend and Three Forks, covering Toston.

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Cellular One Coverage on MacDonald Pass
August 13, 2008, Missoula, MT - Cellular One is pleased to announce that effective August 8th Cellular One has activated a tower along US Highway 12 on MacDonald Pass.

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PSC Approves Five-Year Rural Cellular Expansion Plan
April 16, 2008 - An ambitious, five-year, multi-million dollar plan to expand cellular service in rural Montana has been approved by the Montana Public Service Commission. The plan was prepared and filed with the Commission a little over a year ago by Cellular One®, the fastest-growing wireless phone provider in the state.

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Billings Market

Cellular One Donates Over 1000 Pairs of Socks to Montana Shelters
Billings, MT –April 21, 2008 – Cellular One kicked off a new advertising campaign entitled “Service That Will Knock Your Socks Off” on March 30, 2008. The campaign is supported through television ads, radio, newspaper and billboards. As part of the “Knock Your Socks Off” campaign...

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Bozeman Market

Cellular One Celebrates Family Fun Day
Bozeman, MT - May 1, 2008 - Cellular One will host a Family Fun Day in Bozeman, MT, the week of April 28 at their retail store, located at 1910 North 22nd Avenue, Suite 1. The Family Fun Day event will be held at the Cellular One store Saturday, May 3, 2008, from 12-5pm. Activities include a special appearance by Champ, the MSU Bobcat, and face painting by the MSU Cheerleaders.

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Cellular One Donates Over 1000 Pairs of Socks to Montana Shelters
Bozeman, MT –April 21, 2008 – Cellular One kicked off a new advertising campaign entitled “Service That Will Knock Your Socks Off” on March 30, 2008. The campaign is supported through television ads, radio, newspaper and billboards.

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Butte Market

Cellular One Celebrates Grand Opening
Butte, MT - Cellular One kicked off their official Grand Opening in Butte, MT, Monday, April 28. The Cellular One retail store, located at 3332 Harrison Ave, held a wire cutting ceremony on Tuesday, April 29 at 12:00 noon with the Butte Chamber of Commerce. Local businesses were invited to attend.

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Cellular One Donates Over 1000 Pairs of Socks to Montana Shelters
Butte, MT –April 21, 2008 – Cellular One kicked off a new advertising campaign entitled “Service That Will Knock Your Socks Off” on March 30, 2008. The campaign is supported through television ads, radio, newspaper and billboards.

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Great Falls Market

Cellular One Donates Over 1000 Pairs of Socks to Montana Shelters
Great Falls, MT –April 21, 2008 – Cellular One kicked off a new advertising campaign entitled “Service That Will Knock Your Socks Off” on March 30, 2008. The campaign is supported through television ads, radio, newspaper and billboards.

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Helena Market

Cellular One Donates Over 1000 Pairs of Socks to Montana Shelters
Helena, MT –April 23, 2008 – Cellular One kicked off a new advertising campaign entitled “Service That Will Knock Your Socks Off” on March 30, 2008. The campaign is supported through television ads, radio, newspaper and billboards.

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Kalispell Market

Cellular One Donates Over 1000 Pairs of Socks to Montana Shelters
Kalispell, MT –April 21, 2008 – Cellular One kicked off a new advertising campaign entitled “Service That Will Knock Your Socks Off” on March 30, 2008. The campaign is supported through television ads, radio, newspaper and billboards.

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Missoula Market

Cellular One Hires Dan Murphy as Director of Sales
July 31, 2008, Missoula, MT – Cellular One announced today that Dan Murphy of Missoula has joined the company in the position of Sales Director for Montana and Wyoming. Mr. Murphy will be responsible for the retail, direct and indirect sales channels. His focus is to increase market share in all three sales channels, establish sales strategies and expand community outreach in all the markets in which Cellular One competes.

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Cellular One Hires John Gaw as Manager of Dealer Channel
July 31, 2008, Missoula, MT – Cellular One announced today that John Gaw of Missoula has joined the company as the Indirect Channel Manager responsible for the Dealer network state-wide.

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Cellular One Names Jack Moody as Sales Manager to Lead Direct Sales Efforts
July 31, 2008, Missoula, MT – Cellular One announced today that Jack Moody of Missoula has joined the company as the Business to Business Manager overseeing the Direct Channel throughout Montana. Mr. Moody and his team of Account Executives will work with businesses across the state to provide them with wireless service.

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Cellular One Hires John Patterson as District Sales Manager
July 31, 2008, Missoula, MT – Cellular One announced today that John Patterson of Missoula has joined the company in the position of District Sales Manager for the Western Region of Montana. Mr. Patterson will lead the Eastern Region retail team of Market Managers. His focus is to increase market share, oversee implementation of sales strategies and expand community outreach.

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Cellular One Names Dan Silverman District Sales Manager
July 22, 2008 - Missoula, MT - Cellular One announced today that Dan Silverman of East Helena has been named District Sales Manager for the Eastern Region of Montana. Mr. Silverman will lead the Eastern Region retail team of Market Managers. His focus is to increase market share, oversee implementation of sales strategies, and expand community outreach.

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Cellular One Establishes Headquarters in Missoula, Montana
Missoula, MT –April 21, 2008 – Cellular One formerly Chinook Wireless, is excited to have moved its headquarters to Missoula, Montana in February, 2008. Cellular One provides service from more than 47 retail locations in Montana and Wyoming, as well as, across portions of Texas and Oklahoma.

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Cellular One Donates Over 1000 Pairs of Socks to Montana Shelters
Missoula, MT –April 21, 2008 – Cellular One kicked off a new advertising campaign entitled “Service That Will Knock Your Socks Off” on March 30, 2008. The campaign is supported through television ads, radio, newspaper and billboards.

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Sheridan Market

Cellular One Grand Opening
Sheridan, WY - May 1, 2008 - Cellular One will kick off their official Grand Opening in, Sheridan, WY, the week of April 28. The Cellular One retail store, located at 2240 Coffeen Ave, will hold a wire cutting ceremony on Friday, May 2, at 12:00 noon with the Sheridan Chamber of Commerce. Local businesses are invited to attend.

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Cellular One Donates Over 1000 Pairs of Socks to Wyoming and Montana Shelters
Sheridan, WY–April 22, 2008 – Cellular One kicked off a new advertising campaign entitled “Service That Will Knock Your Socks Off” on March 30, 2008. The campaign is supported through television ads, radio, newspaper and billboards.

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