Dobson Communications plans to buy the GSM assets of NPI-Omnipoin...
Dobson Communications plans to buy the GSM assets of NPI-Omnipoint Wireless in northern Mich. for $28 million. Dobson said NPI’s subscribership is 38,000 in Mich., where it has a network with 327 cell sites, including 100 that are company-owned.…
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Dobson said it expected the deal to close in the 2nd quarter of 2004, contingent on regulatory and other approvals. Dobson now serves rural service areas (RSAs) in the state and is acquiring another RSA from Cingular Wireless. The NPI deal will broaden its coverage in Northern Mich. by an additional 650,000 pops, Dobson said. When the purchase closes, Dobson said it planned to increase capital spending $12 million to upgrade network capacity, provide General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and expand coverage in Northern Mich. The company plans to overlay its TDMA networks in the U.S. with GSM/GPRS technology by March 31.