James Barksdale, who had been chief operating officer at Federal Express, became president of McCaw Cellular in 1991.

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For the surviving ATT Long Distance business to reenter the wireless arena, it bought McCaw Cellular in 1994.

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McCaw, stung by the sale of his namesake, started Eagle River. (His brothers, who had lesser roles in McCaw Cellular, pursued other interests.) Weibling steered him away from unwise investments in Hawaiian luxury hotels.

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