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• Big 3?(Opinion)

  - 2007-01-15

  Byline: Dan Meyer As a self-proclaimed impartial observer of the wireless industry-I criticize all companies equally-I have to say I have been getting little pleasure out of Sprint Nextel's ongoing struggles to integrate the former Nextel Com Byline:...

  Tags: carrier, Nextel Communications Inc., pricing strategy, Sprint Nextel Corp., wireless

• Motorola to gain $780M from stock sale.(News)

  - 2005-08-29

  Motorola Inc. said it would score an after-tax gain of $780 million in the third quarter thanks to the sale of its Nextel Communications Inc. stock following Sprint Corp.'s acquisition of the carrier. Motorola said it received 69.3 million shares o Motorola Inc. said...

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• Verizon regains 'fastest-growing' title for nationals.

  - 2005-05-02

  Byline: DAN MEYER Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s tenure as the nation's fastest-growing wireless operator came to a screeching halt as Verizon Wireless took back the title it lost in 2004. Surpassing even the most optimistic forecasts, Veriz...

  Tags: carrier, Nextel Communications Inc., revenue, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, wireless

• Small carriers deal with change: FCC filings show small carriers pragmatic about post-merger world.(Service Providers)

  - 2005-05-01

  WASHINGTON -- As the big wireless carriers merge, smaller wireless carriers are trying to make sure they're not caught in the cracks between the deals. The FCC is moving forward in considering the merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications, as it got...

  Tags: carrier, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, WIRELESS

• Nextel Partners posts first full year of income, Rural Cellular falls in Q4.(News)

  - 2005-02-28

  Byline: DAN MEYER Fourth-quarter results continued to straggle in last week with a pair of regional operators, Nextel Partners Inc. and Rural Cellular Corp., posting very different endings to 2004. Nextel Partners reported $372.4 million ...

  Tags: carrier, income, Nextel Communications Inc., revenue

• Rural carriers urge hard line for giving wireless USF subsidies.(News)

  - 2005-02-07

  The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies urged the Federal Communications Commission to set stringent standards for competitors-usually wireless carriers-to receive universal-service subsidies and then require the staff to stick to those rules. "If the FCC's own...

  Tags: carrier, commission, FCC, Government, Nextel Communications Inc., subsidy, wireless

• Sprint, Nextel tweak rate plans before holiday competition begins.(Business)

  - 2004-09-13

  Byline: DAN MEYER Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications Inc. are reportedly set to update and expand limited availability rate plan offerings that analysts note could help both operators increase market share heading into the ultra-competitive Byline: DAN MEYER...

  Tags: carrier, handset, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., Sprint PCS

• News Briefs.(Briefs)

  - 2004-08-30

  Nextel Communications Inc. affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. completed its 30,000-square-foot customer care center expansion in Panama City Beach, Fla., which the carrier said would help support its rapid growth. The expansion is located adjacent to t Nextel Communications Inc. affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. completed...

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• Verizon beats estimates, tops 40 M-user mark.

  - 2004-08-02

  Byline: DAN MEYER Verizon Wireless added some much-needed fuel to a rather bleak-looking second quarter last week as the nation's largest carrier posted an industry-record 1.5 million net customer additions during the quarter and blew past th Byline:...

  Tags: carrier, Nextel Communications Inc., Qwest Communications Inc., revenue, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, wireless

• Carriers aim to keep customers loyal, happy with flexible rate plans.

  - 2004-05-10

  Byline: DAN MEYER Wireless customers hit with higher-than-expected bills when they exceed their monthly allotment of calling minutes could begin to see some relief. Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications Inc. have introduced overage protection Byline: DAN MEYER...

  Tags: carrier, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint PCS