West Central Wireless

West Central Wireless is a local mobile phone provider serving Central and West Texas based in San Angelo, Texas, in the United States, with satellite offices in Brady, Texas. Their cellular services consist of 850 MHz HSPA and GSM networks and an overlayed 700 MHz LTE network. The HSPA network (which may actually be backhaul-constrained HSPA+) is a recent addition to the company's portfolio; services on the "3GPlus" network began rollout in early 2012, with a deployment schedule stretching into late summer. CDMA services (1xRTT only) once existed due to the acquisition of Five Star Wireless offering wholesale roaming service providers, though services have been discontinued in 2019.

West Central Wireless
TypePrivate
IndustryWireless Services
Founded1987[1]
HeadquartersSan Angelo, Texas, U.S.
WebsiteWest Central Wireless

West Central's network currently provides native service in the following twenty-six counties of West Texas: Tom Green, Howard, Glasscock, Reagan, Crockett, Sterling, Irion, Schleicher, Sutton, Coke, Edwards, Runnels, Concho, Menard, Kimble, Kerr, Coleman, McCulloch, Mason, Gillespie, Kendall, Brown, San Saba, Mills, Comanche, Erath[2] through tower microwave backhaul. As its parent company services the coverage area as the last mile provider in the region, an extensive project to provide fiber backhaul has been completed in order to provide further expanded service provide competitive LTE features.

The company offers prepaid service on their GSM network through the Right Wireless brand.

The company provides fixed wireless services using LTE technology on the 700 MHz band marked as the brand West Central Net.

Through roaming agreements with other companies including AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA, and Verizon[3] West Central is able to provide their customers with service when outside their home coverage area, albeit with significantly reduced minute and data allotments compared to what the company makes available within their own service area.

The companies operating under the West Central Wireless umbrella have a somewhat convoluted legal structure (d/b/a meaning "doing business as"):[4]

  • CGKC&H #2 Rural Partnership d/b/a West Central Wireless and d/b/a Right Wireless
  • CT Cube, L.P. d/b/a West Central Wireless and d/b/a Right Wireless
  • Mid-Tex Cellular, Ltd.
  • Texas RSA 15B2, L.P. d/b/a Five Star Wireless and d/b/a Right Wireless

References
  1. "West Central Wireless". Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. "Coverage Maps". West Central Wireless. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. "C T Cube, LP - Roaming Partners". Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  4. "Case 41574-1". Public Utility Commission of Texas. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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