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• Illinois Supreme Court Denies Sprint's Petition to Appeal

  - 2008-09-24

  Ruling Requires Sprint Nextel to Cease Owning, Operating, and Managing the Nextel Network in iPCS Wireless's Territory SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS) today announced that the Supreme Court of Illinois has refused to hear Sprint Nextel's (NYSE: S) appeal of a ruling by the Appellate Court of...

  Tags: Clearwire Corp., Company, Illinois, Litigation, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., U.S. Circuit Court, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• Sprint Customers in 40+ Markets Can Soon Get Nextel Direct Connect® Plus Sprint Mobile Broadband on 4 New Phones

  - 2008-06-12

  Expansion of Nextel Direct Connect portfolio gives Sprint customers more ways to get things done instantly with industry-leading push-to-talk and fast data speeds

  Tags: broadband, mobile broadband, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

• With Push-to-X Features, Sprint Customers Can Use Nextel Direct Connect® for More Than Just Talking

  - 2008-02-19

  Beyond Push-to-Talk, Current Nextel Direct Connect Capabilities Include Push-to-Send email, Contact Info or Pictures; Coming Launch of New Phones Will Enable Additional Features

  Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

• Sprint CEO aims for winning strategy

  - 2008-02-11

  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel's new CEO, is preparing for war. His arsenal is packed with "nukes" -- Hesse-speak for anything that has the potential to disrupt the status quo in wireless. One possibility under consideration: flat-rate pricing for unlimited voice calls. ...

  Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, strategy, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS

• Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License Agreement with Sprint/Nextel

  - 2008-01-02

  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) announced today that its Telematics Corporation subsidiary has settled litigation against Sprint Nextel that was pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

  Tags: license agreement, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

• Vislink changes channel.

  - 2007-08-31

  Satellite and broadcast equipment provider Vislink is looking beyond its big contract with Sprint-Nextel Tim Bradshaw Vislink's half-year results showed a fall in sales in its largest division, microwave radios and wireless cameras, but chief executive Ian Scott-Gall remains resolutely confident. Group sales would...

  Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Vislink Plc.

• Sprint Nextel/Clearwire Collaboration Is Good News for Broadband-Enabled Mobile Consumer Electronics, Says ABI Research

  - 2007-07-31

  NEW YORK -- In the not-too-distant future, many digital cameras, media players, and portable game devices will access the Internet from anywhere with mobile broadband coverage. The recent announcement by Sprint Nextel and Clearwire of a partnership to provide mobile WiMAX services to most of the US population should be...

  Tags: ABI Research, broadband, Clearwire Corp., collaboration, consumer electronics, electronics, mobile, mobile broadband, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

• Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: SurModics, Merck, Amdocs, AT&T and Sprint-Nextel

  - 2007-07-23

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: SurModics (Nasdaq: SRDX), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Amdocs Ltd. (NYSE: DOX), AT&T...

  Tags: NYSE Euronext, blog, stock, Merck & Co. Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, AT&T Corp., Amdocs

• Sports briefs

  - 2007-07-08

  Auto racing NEXTEL NO MORE: NASCAR's top series is changing its name for the second time in five years, switching from Nextel Cup to the Sprint Cup starting in 2008. It's only the third name change in NASCAR's 60 years but had been expected since Nextel...

  Tags: International Olympic Committee, NASCAR, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

• 20/20 hindsight; Sprint struggles to integrate Nextel.

  - 2007-03-12

  Byline: KELLY HILL Byline: KELLY HILL

  Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications