Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 69,693	$ 37,358
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	14,918	19,901
Amortization of deferred financing costs	521
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(19,072)	9,622
Amortization of stock based compensation	1,093	571
Provisions for doubtful accounts, service credits and other	989	3,504
Settlement of non-cash transaction taxes	243	(927)
Loss/(Gain) on disposals of property and equipment	118	(3)
(Gain) on disposals of narrow band PCS licenses	(7,500)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(518)	1,265
Prepaid expenses, intangibles and other assets	6,752	643
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(9,988)	(9,744)
Customer deposits and deferred revenue	3,578	(462)
Net cash provided by operating activities	60,827	61,728
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(5,134)	(4,018)
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment	45	72
Proceeds from disposals of narrow band PCS licenses	7,500
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(134,217)
Net cash used in investing activities	(131,806)	(3,946)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of debt	24,044
Repayment of debt	(23,697)
Deferred financing costs	(1,408)
Cash dividends to stockholders	(16,591)	(16,667)
Purchase of common stock		(8,893)
Net cash used in financing activities	(17,652)	(25,560)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(88,631)	32,222
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	129,220	109,591
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	40,589	141,813
Supplemental disclosure:
Interest paid	1,198
Income taxes paid	1,658	340
Non-cash financing activities	$ 27,750