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• ''MapQuest Find Me'' Now Available for BlackBerry 7520 on the Nextel National Network; GPS-Enabled Wireless Service Provides Location-Based Group Communication for the First Time

  - 2005-10-03

  DULLES, Va. & OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & WATERLOO, Ontario -- Lets Users Share Their Location With Others Anywhere on the Nextel National Network

  Tags: GPS, Mapquest, network, Nextel Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry, wireless, wireless service

• Nextel Partners Restores Wireless Service to Gulf Coast; Technicians Work Tirelessly in Hardest Hit Regions; Company Supports American Red Cross Effort with Donations

  - 2005-09-06

  KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Nextel Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP), today announced wireless service is restored in much of the mid-sized and rural areas it serves in the devastated Gulf Coast.

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• Nextel Gets Perfect Score, Tops All Other Carriers in Washington Post's Annual Wireless Service Test; Flawless Performance Marks Second Year in a Row that Nextel Scored Perfectly

  - 2004-11-12

  RESTON, Va. -- Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) surpassed all other wireless carriers by achieving a perfect score on the Washington Post's annual cellular phone service test. Nextel scored perfectly on last year's test as well. During that time no other carrier has been able to match Nextel's performance.

  Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., performance, Washington Post Co., wireless, wireless service

• Nextel Launches Exclusive NASCAR Wireless Service - Further Providing Fans Unprecedented Immersion Into America's Most Popular Racing Series

  - 2004-06-24

  SAN FRANCISCO -- FanScan Service Delivers Real-Time Driver and Team Audio Listening Capability, Sharing Team Strategy Like No Other Sport Can and Putting Fans in the Middle of the Action

  Tags: NASCAR, Nextel Communications Inc., wireless service

• Sprint Launches 'Push-to-Talk' Wireless Service to Compete with Nextel.

  - 2003-11-17

  By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

  Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., push-to-talk, Sprint Communications, wireless, wireless service

• ADC's Metrica Performance Management Platform Selected by Nextel Mexico; Metrica to Support Advanced Digital Wireless Services For the Carrier's Business-to-Business Customers

  - 2003-03-04

  Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

  Tags: ADC Telecommunications Inc., B2B, Nextel Communications Inc., wireless, wireless service

• EquityOutlook.Com Announces Stock Evaluation Ratings: New Ratings on Nextel Communications, Motorola, AT&T Wireless Services, Amazon.com and Solectron Corp

  - 2003-01-28

  Business Editors

  Tags: Amazon.com Inc., AT&T Wireless, Motorola Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., Solectron Corp., stock, wireless service

• Governor's Inauguration Receives Free Wireless Services from Nextel Partners to Enhance Coordination, Safety

  - 2003-01-06

  Business Editors

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• Nextel Partners Launches First 'Four-in-one' Wireless Service in West Virginia

  - 2002-02-06

  Business Editors

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• Nextel Partners Launches First ''Four-in-One'' Wireless Service in Central Wisconsin

  - 2001-12-18

  Business Editors, High-Tech Writers

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