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• 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 Nextel Completes Merger; Existing Sprint and Nextel Customers Will Continue With Current Services and Plans; Customer Information and Contact Numbers Available at www.sprint.com

  - 2005-08-12

  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & RESTON, Va. -- Sprint (NYSE:FON) and Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) today announced that they have completed their merger transaction, forming Sprint Nextel Corporation. Sprint Nextel common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, under the symbol "S."

  Tags: customer information, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp.

• Sprint and Nextel Expect to Close Merger on Aug. 12, 2005

  - 2005-08-09

  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & RESTON, Va. -- Sprint (NYSE:FON) and Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) today announced that they intend to close their proposed merger on Friday, Aug. 12, 2005. The companies have received all required regulatory approvals for the merger.

  Tags: merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

• 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

• Sprint and Nextel Receive Federal Communications Commission Approval for Merger

  - 2005-08-03

  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & RESTON, Va. -- Sprint (NYSE:FON) and Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) today announced that they have received Federal Communications Commission FCC approval for the companies' pending merger transaction. This completes all required regulatory approvals for the merger, and the companies expect to close the merger shortly.

  Tags: FCC, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., 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

• Nextel Stockholders Approve Merger with Sprint at Annual Meeting; Shareholders Vote in Favor of All Proposals; CEO Highlights Company's Achievements and Update on Merger Plans

  - 2005-07-13

  RESTON, Va. -- Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) today announced it received approval from its stockholders for the proposed merger with Sprint Corporation (NYSE:FON).

  Tags: merger, Nextel Communications Inc., shareholder, Sprint Communications

• The motley merger.(Opinion)

  - 2005-06-27

  Byline: Jeffrey Silva For a $35 billion deal whose outcome has never been in doubt (except perhaps now with respect to Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas), this has to rank as one of the most interesting-if not downright offbeat-wireless mergers. ...

  Tags: Clearwire Corp., merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications