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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 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. ...

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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.

• 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

• Sprint 'Powers Up' Wireless Coverage, Capacity to Its Nextel National Network in Western New York and Surrounding Areas

  - 2006-11-28

  Significant Nextel National Network Enhancements Made in Niagara, Erie, and Cattaraugus Counties as Part of a $7 Billion Wireless and Wireline Investment Nationwide

  Tags: network, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, wireless

• Sprint 'Powers Up' Wireless Coverage, Capacity to Its Nextel National Network in the Capital District and Surrounding Areas

  - 2006-11-21

  Significant Nextel National Network Enhancements Made in Albany, Schenectady, Rennsselaer and Montgomery Counties as Part of a $7 Billion Wireless and Wireline Investment Nationwide

  Tags: network, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, wireless

• Sprint 'Powers Up' Wireless Coverage, Capacity to Its Nextel National Network in the North Country and Surrounding Areas

  - 2006-11-21

  Significant Nextel National Network Enhancements Made in St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Tompkins Counties as Part of a $7 Billion Wireless and Wireline Investment Nationwide

  Tags: network, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, wireless

• Sprint 'Powers Up' Wireless Coverage, Capacity to Its Nextel Network in Philadelphia, Delaware and Southern New Jersey

  - 2006-09-20

  PHILADELPHIA -- Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S):

  Tags: network, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, wireless

• NII Holdings and RIM Launch BlackBerry for Nextel Mexico and Nextel Peru Customers and GigaBeam to Present at Kaufman Bros. Ninth Annual Investor Conference.

  - 2006-09-01

  M2 PRESSWIRE-1 September 2006-U.S. Equity News: NII Holdings and RIM Launch BlackBerry for Nextel Mexico and Nextel Peru Customers and GigaBeam to Present at Kaufman Bros. Ninth Annual Investor ConferenceC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01092006 City of Industry, CA - Wireless Communications...

  Tags: Gigabeam Corp., investor, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• Tom Kelly Joins Gracenote Board of Directors; Former Chief Operating Officer for Nextel Brings Vast Wireless Industry Leadership Experience

  - 2006-08-15

  EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- GracenoteR, a leader in global digital entertainment technology, today announced it has named Tom Kelly, former chief operating officer at Nextel, to its board of directors. Kelly offers 25 years of leadership experience in the communications and wireless industries to the Gracenote board.

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