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Western Wireless Corporation
Nasdaq: WWCA
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 NEWS FROM THE WIRES
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Aug 15 2001 12:56 PM PDT

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Aug 09 2001 11:13 AM PDT

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Aug 09 2001 11:00 AM PDT

Western Wireless shares off 9 percent on Q2 report
Aug 09 2001 10:29 AM PDT

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 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
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Mar 12 2001 12:00 AM PST

 PROFILE
Western Wireless helps people chat across the wide open spaces of the American West. The cellular service provider has more than 1 million subscribers, primarily in rural areas in 19 western US states under the Cellular One brand. Western Wireless has rolled out wireless local loop (WLL) on a limited scale, allowing customers to use their home phones on a cellular network, and offers competitive local phone service in areas of Kansas and Minnesota. Subsidiary Western Wireless International operates wireless networks that serve more than 1 million customers in 10 countries. CEO John Stanton and EVP Theresa Gillespie control 43% of Western Wireless.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: Western Wireless Acquires Tele.ring
Date Announced: 07.03.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): Not Disclosed
Description: Wireless network company finishes acquisition of Austrian GSM mobile, Internet and fixed line services firm.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 835.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 47.2%
Employees: 3,665
Revenue per employee: $227,830.83

 KEY PEOPLE
• John W. Stanton
    CEO
• Theresa E. Gillespie
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
3650 131st Ave. SE, Ste. 400
Bellevue, WA 98006
US
Phone: 425-586-8700
Fax: 425-586-8666
Online: Web Site

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