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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. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, Motorola Inc.

Broken connection for Sprint Nextel

January 29, 2007 Merger challenges and dropped calls for consumers are taking a toll as Sprint aims to expand and upgrade. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, Nextel Communications Inc., CDMA, merger, subscriber, Cingular Wireless, call

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

Sprint's WiMax dilemma

October 10, 2007 Sprint Nextel's ousted CEO may not be the only casualty as unhappy investors pressure the company to dump plans for a next-generation network. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, investor, equity, Nextel Communications Inc., CEO, Wall Street, merger, wireless network

Sprint Nextel buys reseller for $4.3 billion

November 21, 2005 As part of the deal, Sprint Nextel and Alamosa, its largest PCS affiliate, will seek a stay of litigation. TAGS: Alamosa Holdings Inc., Sprint Nextel, affiliate, Nextel Communications Inc., PCS, reseller, litigation, Louisiana, merger

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

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. TAGS: shareholder, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, telecommunications, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., Cingular Wireless, Verizon Communications, cell phone

Sprint, Nextel agree to $35 billion merger

December 15, 2004 The deal combines the No. 3 and No. 5 wireless carriers and will produce a company with 40 million customers. For Sprint and Nextel, a battle with titans TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, merger, shareholder, wireless carrier, Cingular Wireless, telecommunications, CEO, U.S.

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. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., push technology, BellSouth Corp., text messaging, cell phone, Sprint Nextel, AT&T Corp.

Sprint Nextel continues network build despite financial woes

January 9, 2007 Revenue remains flat and job cuts are planned, but that won't stop company from building planned fourth-generation WiMax network. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, job cut, Nextel Communications Inc., EVDO, Motorola Inc., wireless network

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, operator, broadband, merger, cell phone, CDMA, Europe, U.S.

Sprint Nextel chairman to retire at year-end

October 10, 2006 Tim Donahue, former president and CEO of Nextel Communications, to step down at the end of the year. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, EVDO, chairman, Nextel Communications Inc.

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. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., merger, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., antitrust, carrier, AT&T Corp., agency, Verizon Communications, U.S., cell phone

Sprint CEO looks toward 4G wireless

June 27, 2006 Sprint Nextel's chief says the company is already looking toward the next generation of wireless technology. Photo: 4G a cost advantage, CEO says TAGS: 4G, Sprint Nextel, mobile TV, 3G network, mobile operator, Nextel Communications Inc., wireless technology, EVDO, Verizon Wireless, CEO, TV, cell phone

Mobile-phone outage hits N.Y. borough

August 10, 2006 Water damage in Verizon facility knocks out cell phone service for some Sprint Nextel customers in Queens. TAGS: outage, Sprint Nextel, leak, Verizon Communications, Nextel Communications Inc., facility, New York, New York City, spokeswoman, mobile phone

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. TAGS: Fujifilm, camera phone, Nextel Communications Inc., carrier, Alltel Corp., BellSouth Corp., printing, Cingular Wireless, camera, Sprint Nextel, photograph, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.S.

Year in Review: Cell phones explode

December 31, 2004 Global cellular markets boomed. U.S. data services went through the roof. And handsets literally blew up. TAGS: data service, operator, cell phone, U.S., merger, Cingular Wireless, China, AT&T Wireless, Sprint Nextel, Nextel Communications Inc., battery, service provider, handset, Motorola Inc.

Telco heads can't rule out post-merger price hikes

March 2, 2005 CEOs of Verizon, SBC tell congressional panel that rate increases aren't planned after mega-mergers, but can't be ruled out. TAGS: MCI Inc., SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., merger, telecommunications, telecommunications company, telephone company, Verizon Communications, CEO, Nextel Communications Inc., fiber, Sprint Nextel, cell phone
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