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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.
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Nextel races into the pit
June 24, 2004
New service will let customers use a cell phone to hear chit chat between a driver and pit crew.
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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.
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Nextel pushes into Mexico
June 23, 2004
Carrier's "push to talk" service now reaches Canada and four Latin American countries.
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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.
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McCaw takes wing from Nextel
December 3, 2003
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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.
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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)
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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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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.
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Nextel debuts Wi-Fi service
May 13, 2005
Company is launching Wi-Fi service aimed at business travelers in partnership with Boingo and Wayport.
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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.
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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.
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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.,...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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