American cellular telecommunications company
| CyberTel Cellular |
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| Type | Voice |
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| Location | United States |
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| Owner | Ameritech |
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| Established | 16 July 1984; 41 years ago (1984-07-16) |
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| Commercial? | Yes |
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CyberTel Cellular was an early St. Louis-based cellular telecommunications company. CyberTel's first cellular tower in St. Louis became operational on July 16, 1984.
The cellular phone that was in use at that time was the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, costing $3,995.[1]
In October 1988, CyberTel, which offered paging services under the name BeepCall, acquired Minnesota Communications Corporation to effectively double its paging services, according to David Bayer, president, and owner of CyberTel.[2]
Acquisition
CyberTel was acquired by Ameritech in 1991 for $512 million,[3][4] which operated the company under the name CyberTel Cellular and Paging until the fall of 1994, when the name was finally changed to Ameritech Cellular.[5]
References
- ^ Garrison, Chad. "Twenty-Five Years Ago Today: The First Cell Phone Rang in St. Louis", The Riverfront Times, St. Louis, 16 July 2009. Retrieved on 12 September 2013.
- ^ Cybertel pay 18 million Retrieved on 12 September 2013.
- ^ Jackson, Margaret. "Marian Nunn", St. Louis Business Journal, St. Louis, 15 August 1999. Retrieved on 12 September 2013.
- ^ Berg, Eric N. "Ameritech To Acquire Cybertel", The New York Times, New York, 29 May 1991. Retrieved on 12 September, 2013.
- ^ Stroud, Jerri. "Ameritech Changes Name of Cybertel Cellular Unit", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, 24 September 1994. Retrieved on 12 September, 2013.
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