Cellular South
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| Cellular South | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Ridgeland, MS, USA |
| Industry | Mobile Phones |
| Products | Wireless: CDMA, EV-DO |
| Website | cellularsouth.com |
Cellular South is one of the largest privately held wireless providers in the United States and is licensed to provide wireless service to a population of more than five million people, which includes the Memphis Metropolitan Area, throughout all of Mississippi, along Coastal Alabama including Mobile, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle through Destin/Seaside. The company's headquarters are in the Jackson, Mississippi metro area, at 300 Renaissance in Ridgeland, Mississippi, located at I-55 and Highland Colony Parkway. Cellular South's parent company (Telapex, Inc.) and affiliate company (Telepak Networks) are also located in the Ridgeland headquarters.
Cellular South launched its wireless service on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1988. The company has grown steadily year after year and began an even more aggressive expansion in 1999. Since then, Cellular South has invested more than US$500 million in its wireless network, with 225 new cell sites added in 2006 and more added in 2007. Cellular South provides flat-rate, unlimited voice and data plans, nationwide digital coverage, and a voice and data network .
Their primary community focus of Cellular South is on improving opportunities for education through the Cellular South GamePlan program which encourages and helps prepare high school students for college enrollment and through academic scholarships at several southeastern public universities. Additional sponsorships include:
- The Cellular South Cup professional tennis tournament in Memphis
- The University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, University of Southern Mississippi and University of Memphis athletic programs
- The Memphis Redbirds and Mississippi Braves minor league baseball teams
- The Memphis RiverKings hockey team
- The Cellular South Conerly Trophy award to Mississippi's best college football player
- The Cellular South Ferriss Trophy to Mississippi's Best college baseball player
- The Cellular South Howell Trophy to Mississippi's best college basketball player
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