Verizon snaps up Texan cellco West Central Wireless

Regional mobile operator West Central Wireless, which is based in San Angelo, Texas, has been acquired by mobile giant Verizon Wireless. Local new site San Angelo Live quotes a statement from general manager, Mike Higgins Jr. as saying: ‘The purpose of this letter today is to inform you that West Central Wireless has entered into a transaction with Verizon that will result in us discontinuing our mobile and fixed wireless operations in your area toward mid-2023.’ The cellco stopped activating new customers on 30 November.