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Sprint, Nextel shareholders approve merger
July 13, 2005
Wednesday's votes supporting the $36 billion deal are just the latest example of investor enthusiasm for telecom consolidation.
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WiMax begins to gel at Sprint
June 30, 2005
The No. 3 U.S. cell phone operator is working with Motorola on WiMax handsets and network gear.
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Sprint touts high-speed wireless service
July 7, 2005
Carrier says its EV-DO offering will be available to 150 million people by 2006. Some airports, business districts will get it this month.
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Cingular sings along to mobile radio
November 15, 2005
Cell phone carrier has teamed with MobiTV to offer about 40 channels of streaming music.
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Samsung's new phone: Where's the kitchen sink?
May 12, 2005
The new Samsung A800 phone from Sprint is feature-fat, but can it compete with Motorola's ultrathin--and ultra-popular--Razr? Photos: Can Samsung cut Motorola's Razr?
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Cell phones channel TV broadcasts
January 25, 2005
Major rollouts from Cingular and Verizon mean never having to miss an episode of "According to Jim."
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Bumps in the road for AT&T-BellSouth merger?
April 4, 2006
Mark Del Bianco says there are good reasons to challenge the conventional wisdom that regulators should let the deal sail through.
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Feds approve Sprint-Nextel merger
August 4, 2005
FCC and Department of Justice's antitrust division approve the megamerger of the U.S. cell phone operators.
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Sprint/Nextel merger favoring Qualcomm standard
February 10, 2005
Sprint execs say it'll be CDMA, not a Motorola standard, dominating the combined cell phone networks.
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3G wars heat up
July 20, 2005
Cingular promises to roll out wireless broadband in 15 to 20 markets by year's end. But it's still playing catch-up to Verizon.
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Making cell phone companies out of thin air
January 31, 2005
Sprint is making money by helping launch niche-chasing wireless firms. Why don't the other big carriers want a slice?
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More Nextel phones get ready for business
May 23, 2005
The operator, merging with Sprint, sharpens up its mobile data offerings to defend from heavy competition.
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Stay tuned for Verizon Wireless TV
January 7, 2005
The operator tries to climb back to No. 1 with a major expansion of its high-speed network and a new mobile TV service.
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Merger mania promises fewer, bigger telcos
February 7, 2005
Merger after merger, the market is contracting rapidly--with widespread speculation about what'll happen next.
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Cingular picks up PalmOne's Treo 650
February 2, 2005
Cellular company Cingular becomes second major carrier after Sprint PCS to offer Treo 650 smartphone.
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Fujifilm develops for Nextel
June 28, 2005
Aim, click, then print your cell phone photos. Fujifilm-based service is new at Nextel and coming soon to other carriers.
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European firm aims to goose U.S. wireless data sales
March 28, 2005
DirtyHippo, a European cell phone software company, is trying its hand in the mercurial U.S. cell phone data market.
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Year in review: Going mobile, in a big way
December 22, 2006
Mobile services were hot in 2006 as carriers offered people access to everything from music to TV to e-mail.
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Conflicting technologies may stall cell mergers
February 18, 2004
Cingular's planned $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless puts new merger pressure on U.S. cell phone carriers, but incompatible back-end technologies could make it difficult for would-be pa...
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