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• Sprint Nextel Has to Answer the Police's Call

  - 2007-11-21

  Sprint Nextel's been struggling since ever since the $36 billion merger, and now that ex-CEO Gary Forsee is out of the picture, the company's scaling back on its ill-conceived WiMax plans (aiming to bring the high-speed wireless network to only a few markets, as opposed to making it available to 300 million...

  Tags: Investment, Finance, Lori Deschene, Networking, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Mergers & Acquisitions, WiMAX, Sprint Nextel Corp., Nextel Communications Inc.

• Simpatico? Will Verizon's Puerto Rican Telecom Sale Pass FCC Muster?

  - 2006-06-26

  The Federal Communications Commission FCC is examining a Verizon Communications proposal to sell its Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico Inc. Telpri holdings to Mexico's America Movil SA (TelecomWeb news break, April 3). The agency's process of evaluating asset/license-transfer applications surrounds Telpri and its wholly owned subsidiaries of...

  Tags: acquisition, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Intelsat Ltd., Investment, Mexico, NETWORKING, Nextel Communications Inc., TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, Verizon Communications Inc.

• CRA International's Findings Cited by FCC and DOJ in Sprint Nextel Merger Approval; CRA's Consultants Apply Economic Analysis to Alleviate Antitrust and Competitive Concerns

  - 2005-09-15

  BOSTON -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version. The corrected release reads: CRA INTERNATIONAL'S FINDINGS CITED BY FCC AND DOJ IN SPRINT NEXTEL MERGER APPROVAL CRA's Consultants Apply Economic Analysis to Alleviate Antitrust and Competitive Concerns CRA International (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader...

  Tags: antitrust, Boston, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., U.S. Department of Justice

• Sprint-Nextel merger approved with no 2.5GHz divestment

  - 2005-09-01

  The acquisition of Nextel by Sprint has been approved by the US Department of Justice and FCC, and the companies are not required to divest their valuable WiMAX-suitable 2.5GHz spectrum, a condition that some pressure groups had lobbied for. The DoJ said an investigation of the $70bn transaction, which...

  Tags: FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, U.S. Department of Justice

• Sprint completes 35 billion dollar acquisition of Nextel

  - 2005-08-12

  WASHINGTON AFP — Sprint completed its 35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications, creating a telecom giant with some 44 million wireless customers, the two firms said. The combined firm will be known as Sprint Nextel Corp. and will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday under...

  Tags: acquisition, Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Investment, NETWORKING, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• Sprint, Nextel $70 billion merger gets FCC's approval

  - 2005-08-04

  The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday gave Sprint and Nextel the green light to proceed with their merger, paving the way for the $70 billion transaction to close quickly. Sprint, which is the USA's No. 3 wireless carrier, and Nextel, the No.5, announced plans in December to merge. ...

  Tags: FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• FCC approves Sprint-Nextel merger

  - 2005-08-04

  TELECOMWORLDWIRE-4 August 2005-FCC approves Sprint-Nextel mergerC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The US Federal Communications Commission FCC and the US Justice Department have approved the USD35bn acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc by Sprint Corp, a US wireless company, following shareholder approval last month. The newly merged Sprint Nextel Corp...

  Tags: FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• FCC staff recommend approving Sprint's $35b acquisition of Nextel

  - 2005-08-01

  * FCC staff recommend approving Sprint's $35b acquisition of Nextel. No timetable, however, was given for the final approval. Sprint and Nextel announced the proposed merger in December.

  Tags: acquisition, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

• FCC Staff Urges Sprint - Nextel OK and NII Holdings 2nd-period Net Rose 2.3%, Revenue Up 35%.

  - 2005-07-28

  M2 PRESSWIRE-28 July 2005-US Financial Network: FCC Staff Urges Sprint - Nextel OK and NII Holdings 2nd-period Net Rose 2.3, Revenue Up 35C1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28072005 City of Industry, CA - Telecom Service industry news provided by Financial News USA...

  Tags: acquisition, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., revenue, Sprint Communications

• Wireless Mergers Spawn FCC Questions, Reseller Lawsuits

  - 2005-07-18

  The proposed mergers involving Alltel-Western Wireless Corp. and Sprint- Nextel Communications are one step closer to competition, now that the FCC has approved the Alltel-Western Wireless asset transfer, and shareholders of both companies approved the Sprint-Nextel deal. With select divestiture conditions already agreed upon by the U.S....

  Tags: Alltel Corp., FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, lawsuit, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS