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• Sprint Not to Face Class-action Lawsuit

  Reuters - 2009-06-25

  (Reuters) - A U.S. district judge ruled that Sprint Nextel Corp S will not face a nationwide class-action lawsuit that claims the No. 3 U.S. mobile company overcharged customers for taxes and refused refunds, court documents show.Judge Robert Bryan of the U.S. district court of Tacoma, Washington made the ruling...

  Tags: Lawsuit, Plaintiff, Class Action, Sprint Communications, California, Sprint Nextel Corp., Us

• Sprint Sees Record Sales With Pre

  Content Next - 2009-06-08

  The Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Pre saw the highest opening sales of any device on the Sprint (NYSE: S) network, breaking previous sales records for both first day and first weekend for a Sprint device. There's no absolute number given in the press release, but there is a nice story...

  Tags: Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, Sales Strategy, Retail, Sales Force Management, Sales, Companies, Operators, SprintNextel, Palm, Gadgets, James Quintana Pearce, Sprint Nextel Corp.

• Fans Gather For Launch of "iPhone Killer" Palm Pre

  Reuters - 2009-06-07

  By Sinead Carew and Jessica WohlNEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Small crowds gathered on Saturday for the official launch of Pre, the smartphone seen as Palm Inc's best chance to claw back market share from Apple Inc's iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd's Blackberry.The new high-end phone, considered a pivotal product...

  Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Sprint Communications, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Telecom & Utilities

• NTELOS Holdings Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-01

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. We will now be conducting a question-and-answer session. Operator Instructions. Our first question is from the line of Ric Prentiss with Raymond James. Please state your question. Ric Prentiss - Raymond James Thanks. Good morning guys. Michael Moneymaker Hey Ric. James Quarforth Good morning, Ric....

  Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Sprint Communications, Question, Seeking Alpha, NTELOS Holdings Corp.

• Fighting Fees for Canceling a Cell Phone Contract

  BNET - 2009-03-31

  Been a loyal cell phone customer for years and years? Watch out: you could still get socked with termination fees if you want to cancel your service. Just ask Matt Brenner. After nine years with Sprint, last summer he decided to switch to an iPhone and Sprint hit him with...

  Tags: Phone, Termination, Cell Phone, Sprint Communications, Termination Fee, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Kathy Kristof

• Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-03-06

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Certainly. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Richard Prentiss - Raymond James. Richard Prentiss - Raymond James A couple of questions. First, well I think you mentioned you guys were really pleased that there really hadn’t seen any pickup so far on churn or bad...

  Tags: Settlement, Call Transcript, Earnings, Sprint Communications, Litigation, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha, Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

• iPCS, Inc., Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-03-03

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question is from the line of Rick Prentiss from Raymond James Charlie Kesio - Raymond James Hey guys thanks for taking my question is actually, This is actually [Charlie Kesio] sitting in for Rick. Tim Yager Hey Charlie. Charlie Kesio -...

  Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Sprint Communications, Question, iPCS Inc., Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Seeking Alpha

• Advertising Roundup: Time Warner Consolidates Media; TBWA Loses Sprint; Sanofi in Review; Ketel One Seeks New Shop; More ...

  BNET - 2009-02-19

  Time Warner Cable consolidating its media -- In-house and regional media accounts at OMD will be combined. The company had been looking to consolidate the account after two-thirds of its media had been placed by regional agencies in markets such as Atlanta and Wilmington, N.C. The other third had been...

  Tags: Time Warner Inc., Advertisement, Agency, Media, Sprint Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jim Edwards

• Sprint Nextel To Start Selling First 3G And WiMax Data Card Dec. 21

  Content Next - 2008-12-17

  Sprint (NYSE: S) said today that it will start selling its first combination WiMax and 3G data card on Dec. 21. The card will work on Clearwire's WiMax network, where it exists, and where it doesn't, on Sprint's slower 3G network. To date, Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) has WiMax in...

  Tags: Card, Sprint Nextel Corp., Sprint Communications, 3G, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Companies, Clearwire, Operators, SprintNextel, Technologies, WiMax, Tricia Duryee, Clearwire Corp.

• Sprint Nextel And Verizon Wireless Both Open Up Phones For Location-Based Services

  Content Next - 2008-12-17

  Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) both made announcements today that will make accessing location on the phone easier. While Sprint's announcement is fairly comprehensive, Verizon's was restricted to some Windows Mobile devices. —Sprint partners with WaveMarket and uLocate: Sprint Nextel announced today that it was...

  Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Sprint Nextel Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Verizon Wireless, GPS, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Hardware, Companies, Operators, SprintNextel, Verizon, Technologies, LBS/GPS Navigation/Maps, Tricia Duryee