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Nextel to assist U.S. Navy

November 22, 2004 Nextel Communications to supply U.S.-based U.S. Navy personnel with cell phones, voice minutes and wireless data plans. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., U.S. Navy, cell phone

June 24, 2004 New service will let customers use a cell phone to hear chit chat between a driver and pit crew. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., NASCAR, cell phone service provider, cell phone, service provider, U.S.

Nextel's radio interference plan--a tough call

April 21, 2004 The company's proposal to clear the way for police radios is running into potentially deal-killing static. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, spectrum, radio, cell phone

Nextel pushes into Mexico

June 23, 2004 Carrier's "push to talk" service now reaches Canada and four Latin American countries. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., push-to-talk, Mexico, Canada, e-mail

Motorola expects $780 million Nextel windfall

August 22, 2005 The mobile handset maker said it expects an after-tax gain of $780 million as a result of the megamerger of cellular providers Sprint and Nextel. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, handset company, Motorola Inc.

McCaw takes wing from Nextel

December 3, 2003 TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., wireless service, telecommunications, cell phone

It's all about location for RIM, Nextel

December 9, 2004 RIM, Nextel team to provide location-based services for the BlackBerry service and devices. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, location, asset, handheld

Sprint eyes sale of Nextel's iDen network

August 8, 2008 Finding a buyer for the network, which has plummeted in value in recent years, may prove a challenge. (From Reuters) TAGS: private equity, Sprint Nextel, Nextel Communications Inc., liquidity, buyer, sale, value, asset, U.S.

AT&T Wireless cuts calling rates

January 15, 2004 The company overhauls its international dialing and text messaging plans to appeal to more Americans with friends and family in other countries. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., AT&T Wireless, text messaging, carrier, U.S., cell phone

Nextel debuts Wi-Fi service

May 13, 2005 Company is launching Wi-Fi service aimed at business travelers in partnership with Boingo and Wayport. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., HotSpot, Wayport, wireless PC, Boingo Networks, Wi-Fi, laptop computer

Nextel hits bump for network upgrade

February 19, 2004 The carrier says it's months late adding a capacity-increasing technology to its network, an upgrade key to keeping pace with competitors. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., network upgrade, BellSouth Corp., wireless carrier, AT&T Corp., U.S.

Sprint Nextel buys affiliate for $6.5 billion

December 21, 2005 Agreement to acquire Nextel Partners ends bitter dispute between the two companies over value of the deal. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, Louisiana

Nextel to test '4G' broadband service

February 7, 2004 Cell phone service provider Nextel Communications is set to begin testing a new, "fourth generation" wireless broadband offering later this month with several companies in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C.,... TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., 4G, Flarion Technologies Inc., cell phone service provider, Cisco Systems Inc., North Carolina, wireless broadband, Nortel Networks Corp., broadband service, broadband, billing, trial, service provider, cell phone, PC

Nextel debuts wireless broadband service

April 14, 2004 Customers in North Carolina can get the service, which will give them high-speed wireless Net access on desktops, notebooks, pocket PCs and other devices. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., wireless broadband, Flarion Technologies Inc., wireless Net, broadband, cell phone service provider, DSL, North Carolina, phone provider, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications, notebook computer, cell phone, PC

Sprint, Nextel make numbers portable

September 29, 2003 Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications agree on a process to let each others' customers switch carriers later this year but keep their old cell phone numbers. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, carrier, phone provider, phone number, representative, Verizon Communications, subscriber, cell phone, process

Nextel pushes new 'push to talk' features

March 18, 2004 The company wants its popular walkie-talkie cell phone service to work when a wireless network isn't available, a move that could give it a leg up on rivals. TAGS: push-to-talk, Nextel Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., wireless e-mail, cell phone, wireless network, AT&T Corp., conference

Nextel, Cingular agree on keeping numbers

October 13, 2003 The companies ink a deal that will let each other's customers switch carriers but keep their old cell phone numbers. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., SLA, BellSouth Corp., cell phone service provider, Cingular Wireless, carrier, phone provider, cell phone, AT&T Corp.

Nextel kisses Flarion wireless broadband goodbye?

February 17, 2005 The Nextel-Sprint merger forces Flarion Technologies to look to Europe for business for its Flash OFDM standard. TAGS: Flarion Technologies Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., wireless broadband, Sprint Nextel, CDMA, operator, broadband, cell phone, merger, Europe, U.S.

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. TAGS: Motorola iDEN, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, CDMA, Qualcomm Inc., merger, BellSouth Corp., Motorola Inc., phone network, cell phone, handset, AT&T Corp.