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Sprint Nextel Corp. has taken another step toward acquiring wireless affiliate iPCS Inc.
Sprint Nextel Corp. on Tuesday said it had completed its $483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA, boosting its presence in the market for customers who pay for cell phone service month-to-month.
A national advertising watchdog is asking Sprint Nextel Corp. to drop its ads calling itself "America's most dependable 3G network."
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s proposed purchase of wireless affiliate iPCS Inc. is gaining opposition from one of iPCS' largest shareholders.
Minnesota customers of Sprint Nextel Corp. who think their cell phone contracts were extended without their say-so can file for refunds of early termination fees under a legal settlement announced Monday.
Sprint Nextel Corp. shares rose ahead of regular trading Monday after Credit Suisse upgraded the wireless carrier, predicting the company will stop losing net subscribers in the last few months of the year.
Sprint Nextel officials will now allow large shareholders to call special meetings of investors.
Sprint Nextel Corp. says it plans to trim jobs "in the dozens" from its wholesale division amid slowing business.
Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, on Thursday reported a wider third-quarter loss and a larger exodus of customers despite an improved slate of phones and cheaper rates.
Sprint Nextel Corp. is scheduled to report third-quarter results Thursday morning. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Sprint Nextel plans to sell Palm's Pixi, a lighter and cheaper version of the Palm Pre, beginning Nov. 15.
Sprint Nextel Corp. said Wednesday it has reached a "memo of understanding" that would settle a series of shareholder lawsuits challenging its $483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA.
Sprint Nextel Corp.'s chief executive said Thursday that consolidation in the wireless industry may be coming but it will be difficult.
Sprint Nextel's chief executive isn't commenting on a report that it may again be a takeover target of Deutsche Telekom AG.
How many wireless carriers do we need? It's a question that's popping up again as T-Mobile USA is said to be looking at buying Sprint Nextel Corp.
Sprint Nextel Corp. affiliate iPCS Inc. is asking an Illinois court to block the wireless provider's planned acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA Inc.
Intensifying competition in wireless pricing, Sprint Nextel Corp. will offer unlimited domestic calls to other mobile phones regardless of the recipient's service provider.
The Federal Trade Commission has removed a regulatory hurdle to Sprint Nextel Corp.'s proposed $483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA Inc.
Sprint Nextel Corp. has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the fees it has charged customers who end their wireless contracts early are illegal.
Sprint Nextel Corp. is expanding its high-speed wireless broadband service to 17 new cities by the end of the year.
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said Thursday that only "a low single-digit percentage" of new prepaid customers are coming over from Sprint's more lucrative contract-based plans.
Investors pummeled Sprint Nextel Corp.'s shares Wednesday after the nation's third-largest wireless carrier said it continued to hemorrhage some of its most valuable customers during the second quarter despite the introduction of the glitzy Palm Pre smartphone.
Sprint Nextel Corp. is intensifying its focus on the fast-growing market for prepaid cell phone service with a $483 million deal to buy Virgin Mobile USA Inc.
Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday announced it will transfer operation of its wireless and wireline networks to Swedish telecommunications equipment maker LM Ericsson.
Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. climbed modestly Monday afternoon after an analyst with Auriga USA LLC upgraded the wireless provider, citing improved expectations for subscriber losses.
Could the Kindle DX save Sprint Nextel?As customers leave Sprint in droves, the wireless carrier needs all the help it can get.
Miserable Monday: More Than 40,000 LayoffsSeveral major U.S. and foreign companies announced thousands of new layoffs today as they work to adjust to new economic realities.
Major U.S. Companies to Slash 43,000 Jobs - washingtonpost.comAmerican companies announced job cuts totaling 43,000 this morning, as the global downturn slammed the profits of exporters like Caterpillar and a domestic recession hit hard at retailer Home Depot.
Sprint CEO touts WiMAX, calls for end of "walled gardens"Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse took the stage at NXTComm in Las Vegas this morning to deliver a ringing endorsement of open wireless networks.
Sprint Launches $99.99 Plan - Unlimited All - Voice, Data, GPS, Text, Email, Web & TVIn an industry-defining move, Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced it will launch a domestic unlimited pricing plan that gives customers unlimited voice, data, text, e-mail, Web-surfing, Sprint TV(SM), Sprint Music, GPS Navigation, Direct Connect(R) and Group Connect(R) for $99.99 a m …
Analysts say T-Mobile may acquire SprintSprint Nextel may be a takeover target, according to one of the nation's largest investment banking firms.
Google shares pass the $700 markGoogle's shares have passed $700 for the first time, lifted by reports it plans to enter the mobile phone market. Its stock rose 1.7% to $707 on Wednesday on rumours it is working with US networks Verizon and Sprint Nextel.
FOX Business Unveils the FOX 50That's why we at FOX Business decided to cobble together the FOX 50 (FOX50), an index of the largest U.S. companies that make the products you know and use every day. Think of it as the stock index of your life.
Free phone service from Google?....Imagine your cell phone as a mini marketing machine. As you head into your car after dinner, a text alert pops onto the screen of your handset announcing the 9 p.m. lineup at a nearby cineplex.
Vonage Spanked for Patent InfringementsIt seems Vonage plays it fast and loose with its competitors' patented technology. Verizon and Sprint Nextel were not about to give Vonage a pass though.
Sprint's Fake Grain Silo Faces Local Opposition According to the Washington Post, Sprint Nextel Corporation's plan to build a cell phone tower disguised as an agricultural silo in Loudoun County (a Washington DC suburb) has been put on hold.
Sprint: The Provider That Won't Go AwayIt was an Aug. 2 letter threatening to report me to collection agencies that pushed me over the edge. After seven years of being a mostly satisfied Sprint Nextel (S) customer, two months earlier I had switched to Verizon Wireless.
Sprint to leave SpectrumCoSprint, in a move that seems to be inspired by it's desperate need to focus on its core business and its new WiMAX network, is leaving SpectrumCo, its joint venture with Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox and Brighthouse, all cable operators.
Washington listens to angry cell-phone usersHate your cell-phone company? If you answered yes (and chances are you did), just be thankful you're not one of the 175,000 customers of bankrupt Amp'd Mobile who were informed last week, by text message, "Your svc may be disconnected" in 48 hours.
Google, Sprint to team up on WiMax serviceGoogle and Sprint Nextel announced Thursday that they will team up to develop a portal to let consumers search the Internet and mingle on social networks using mobile devices that work on a new, ultrafast WiMax network.
Sprint Nextel: Last in Customer ServiceFor the fourth consecutive year, the wireless carrier's struggle to satisfy subscribers is evident in a J.D. Power ranking of mobile service providers.
Virgin Mobile USA Boosts Initial Sale to $506 MillionVirgin Mobile USA Inc., a joint venture of billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group Ltd. and Sprint Nextel Corp., raised its planned initial public offering to $506 million, five times more than the original target.
Taking wireless to the WiMax-Chicago going WirelessI've been excited about this since they announced the possibility about a year ago. Then I read this: Sprint says it should start operating by the end of the year and will provide competition to Internet connections offered by Comcast Corp. and AT&T Inc.
Cellular providers pressuring Google over mobile appsIt was only a matter of time before cellular providers started complaining about Google offering free applications which competed with their subscription services.
Sprint sues IBM over outsourcingIn 2004, Sprint said that outsourcing information-technology jobs to IBM would improve the company's software, increase productivity and save millions of dollars.
Sprint's Local Communications spinoff to be rebranded as EMBARQOVERLAND PARK, KS – February 1, 2006 – Sprint Nextel's (NYSE: S) local communications company, which is expected to be separated from Sprint Nextel in the second quarter of 2006, has announced its new name and unveiled its new logo.
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