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| Company type | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cellular Communications |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Successor | Verizon Wireless |
| Headquarters | Westlake, Texas, United States (earlier) Itasca, Illinois (later) |
| Products | Cellular Telephone Service |
| Website | primeco.com |
PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. (later known as Chicago 20 MHz, LLC[1]) was a joint venture of Bell Atlantic, Nynex, US West and AirTouch Communications, and was the first wireless telecommunications provider to turn up CDMA service on the PCS (1900-MHz) band in November 1996.[2] When the company was founded, it had its headquarters in Westlake, Texas. At a later point its headquarters were in Itasca, Illinois.
- ^ "Legal Info." PrimeCo. October 3, 2002. Retrieved on January 10, 2010.
- ^ "Primeco Rings in ITS PCS System".