It was formed in 1983 and was operated as a partnership between LIN Broadcasting Corp., Mobile Communication Corp. of America and BellSouth Co.[1] Its headquarters were located in Houston, Texas.

[2] Through a series of acquisitions and mergers, within 10 years, the company consisted of a two-way partnership between BellSouth and AT&T Wireless.

[citation needed] The ruling reserved one system for application by local phone companies.

In June 2000, the above-mentioned FCC ruling was repealed[citation needed] and GTE merged with Bell Atlantic to form Verizon Wireless.

This purchase of frequencies was used to directly compete in the Houston market with D-AMPS (TDMA) service.