| Business Summary | | US
Unwired,
Inc.,
incorporated
as
Mercury,
Inc.
in
1967,
provides
wireless
personal
communications
services
(PCS),
primarily
in
Louisiana,
Texas,
Florida,
Arkansas,
Mississippi
and
Alabama.
The
Company
is
a
network
partner
of
Sprint
PCS,
the
personal
communications
services
group
of
Sprint
Corporation.
The
Company
has
the
exclusive
right
to
provide
digital
PCS
services
under
the
Sprint
and
Sprint
PCS
brand
names
in
a
service
area
comprising
approximately
9.8
million
residents.
In
addition,
the
Company
provides
cellular
and
paging
services
in
parts
of
southwest
Louisiana. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | US
Unwired,
Inc.
is
a
provider
of
wireless
personal
communications
services
primarily
in
LA,
TX,
FL,
AR,
MS
and
AL.
The
Company
has
the
exclusive
right
to
provide
services
under
the
Sprint
and
Sprint
PCS
names
to
approx.
9.8
million
residents.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
totaled
$106.5
million,
up
from
$47.9
million.
Net
loss
from
continuing
operations
before
extraordinary
item
applicable
to
Common
rose
50%
to
$50.4
million.
Results
reflect
subscriber
growth,
offset
by
higher
network
costs. | More
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| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| William Henning, Jr, 48 Chairman | $321K | Robert Piper, 42 Pres,
CEO | 287K | Jerry Vaughn, 56 CFO | 209K | Michael Bennet, 36 COO | 176K | Jack Blanchard, 41 VP
of Marketing | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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