Go figure.(ALLTEL Corp. purchases Midwest Wireless Communications)(number of consumers who uses cell phones)(number of users who uses global systems for mobile based cell phones)(Brief Article)

Wireless Week, December, 2005

6% India's expected wireless penetration rate in 2009, according to the Yankee Group. 20M EV-DO users worldwide by year's end, according to the CDMA Development Group's forecast. $1B Alltel's purchase price of Midwest Wireless, which has about 400,000 customers in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.

2/3 Number of global consumers between 18 and 29 years old who may be interested in buying and listening to music on their cell phones. 77.2 Percent of world's cellular market that uses GSM, reports the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).