[wirelessbeachbum]

Verizon does not own Alltel yet, there is a proposed merger that will most likly be completed by December if all approvals are complete...FCC and Justice Department...However Alltel and Verizon are still competitors and as such are still making independant decisions... they would be in violation of antitrust rules is the management teams worked together. They probably do have teams working together, but they would be groups that had no control or communication with operations from either side, until it's legal for them to start integrating. I believe Sprint Nextel worked together in this manner.