Area Development
Portland, Oregon-based Consumer Cellular Inc. has opened a new call center in Phoenix, Arizona and plans to hire 100 new employees there.

"Our Phoenix expansion allows us to meet the demands of our expanding customer base by providing additional time zone coverage, increased data security, and emergency back-up customer support when needed," said John Marick, Consumer Cellular CEO. "We chose to locate the new call center in Phoenix because of its excellent talent pool and business-friendly environment."

The call center is located in a 39,000-square-foot building near Arizona State University.

Consumer Cellular is the exclusive wireless provider for AARP, and most of its clients are over 50 years old.