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• @ UBS Media Week: Sprint's Hesse: Branding Campaign Helped Ease Customer Acquisition Issues

  PaidContent - 2009-12-09

  Acquisition of new customers has been a problem for Sprint (NYSE: S) since the merger with Nextel five years ago, admitted CEO Dan Hesse in a Q&A at the UBS Media Week conference. There’s been some improvement in the last quarter, he insisted. The launch of some new services,...

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• Report: Sprint, Partners Preparing $1.5 Billion Infusion For Clearwire

  PaidContent - 2009-11-09

  Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) could soon be on the receiving end of a $1.5 billion boost, according to the Wall Street Journal: $1 billion from majority shareholder Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel and another $500 million from JV partners Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Cable (NYSE: TWC), Bright House Networks, Comcast Corp....

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• WiMax Rollout Hits Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth

  BNET - 2009-11-02

  Despite its struggles, Sprint continues to push wireless 4G WiMax service with official launches in Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth along with three markets in North Carolina. By the end of the year, Sprint promises WiMax rollouts in Austin, San Antonio, Honolulu and Seattle.Sprint said Nov. 2 it has launched WiMax...

  Tags: Sprint Communications, WiMAX, 4G

• Sprint and Clearwire's 2009 WiMAX rollout almost complete

  BNET - 2009-11-02

  By Tim Conneally , Betanews Clearwire and Sprint have been working hard to complete the planned WiMAX network deployment for 2009, and with the addition of a handful of new major markets this week, the project has nearly fulfilled its promises for the year....

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• Sprint lights up WiMAX in NC, Chicago and Dallas, launches subsidized Mini 10

  BNET - 2009-11-02

  Don't you just love it when a plan comes together? Or better yet, when a leaked roadmap doesn't get delayed in the slightest? After months upon months of waiting , broadband-lovin' citizens in the North Carolina Triangle and Triad will be celebrating alongside DFW residents and Chicago...

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• Sprint readies lots of HTC Android phones, BlackBerries, WiMax phones and more

  BNET - 2009-10-30

  Sprint announced quite a few interesting phones lately, including the Palm Pixi, Samsung Instinct HD, Samsung Intrepid, Samsung Moment and HTC Hero. Well, the third largest US carrier prepares even more surprises for 2010. According to GearLog, Sprint executive David Owens has just unveiled some of the carrier's plans for...

  Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications, High Tech Computer Corp.

• Time Warner Cable WiMax/Sprint 3G Combo Service Sounds Interesting

  BNET - 2009-10-15

  Time Warner Cable's WiMax offering is more interesting that I originally anticipated based on what I read on DSLreports.com... Time Warner Cable Announces Wireless Broadband Their Road Runner Mobile 4G National Elite service provides access to both Time Warner Cable's WiMax service as...

  Tags: service, WiMAX, Time Warner Cable Inc., Road Runner

• Sprint quietly lowers 3G/4G pricing plan

  BNET - 2009-08-27

  Sprint Nextel quietly lowered its monthly service price for its CDMA/mobile WiMAX plan by $10, research and consulting firm Current Analysis has learned. The price fell from $80 to $70 per month, and Sprint is including a free month of service as a bonus. The price cut comes a week...

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• Sprint 4G "Blazes" into Las Vegas, Portland and Atlanta

  BNET - 2009-08-18

  As the line between Clearwire and Sprint's 4G services continues to get more confusing with each passing day, we can at least take solace in knowing that WiMAX is progressing somewhere in the country. Corny and redundant press release titles aside, Sprint announced yesterday that its 4G services are now live...

  Tags: Sprint Communications, Clearwire Corp., WiMAX, 4G

• Sprint's WiMAX live in Atlanta, Portland, Vegas

  BNET - 2009-08-18

  Sprint this afternoon switched on its promised WiMAX-based 4G Internet service in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Portland. The wide-area wireless gives users peak download speeds of more than 10Mbps and real-world averages of between 3Mbps and 6Mbps. Subscriptions vary depending on whether the device is static and range from $25...

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