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Edge Wireless

Edge Wireless LLC was a mobile phone provider founded in 1999 by Wayne Perry, Cal Cannon and Donnie Castleman, serving southern Oregon, northern California, southeastern Idaho and Jackson, Wyoming. Edge Wireless's network, currently owned by AT&T, is a 1900 MHz (PCS) GSM network. The company partnered with AT&T Mobility so users of either service could roam onto the other's network. The acquisition by AT&T was completed in April 2008.

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Edge Wireless LLC was a mobile phone provider founded in 1999 by Wayne Perry, Cal Cannon and Donnie Castleman, serving southern Oregon, northern California, southeastern Idaho and Jackson, Wyoming. Edge Wireless's network, currently owned by AT&T, is a 1900 MHz (PCS) GSM network. The company partnered with AT&T Mobility so users of either service could roam onto the other's network. The acquisition by AT&T was completed in April 2008.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378295845

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