Powertel (United States)

Powertel Inc.
Company type	Public
Traded as	NASDAQ: PTEL
Industry	Wireless Telecommunications
Predecessor	Powertel PCS Partners L.P.
Founded	May 1989 as Interstate Cellular, Inc.
Defunct	May 31, 2001
Fate	Acquired by Deutsche Telekom AG
Successor	VoiceStream Wireless Inc.
Headquarters	West Point, Georgia, U.S.
Area served	Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida Panhandle and neighboring areas
Products	Ericsson T28 World phone ; Motorola T2282 Talkabout
Services	Personal Power Plans ; The 50-State Rates ; Powertel Data
Revenue	$464.2 million (2000)
Operating income	$6.5 million (2000)
Number of employees	2,600 (2000)
Website	powertel.com
	Footnotes / references;

Powertel Inc. was a mobile network operator headquartered in West Point, Georgia, United States that provided analog cellular and digital PCS mobile communications services in the Southeastern United States. Powertel traces its roots to the May 1989 incorporation in Georgia of Interstate Cellular, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Holding Company, Inc. Interstate Cellular was formed to acquire cellular telephone licenses and construct and operate cellular telephone systems.

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