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Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is in the Technology Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $40.1B
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- ($29.5B)
- Market Cap
- Sep 04 2008
- $22.3B
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Sprint Integrates Content and Location Services Into Its WiMax Network; Content Partners
Sprint (NYSE: S) has integrated a slew of content and location-based services into its upcoming XOHM WiMax wireless broadband network. In the release, the company stressed the importance of developers and customers being able to tap into this information, which sounds more open than most relationships with wireless carriers...
Sprint Integrates Location-Based Services Into Its WiMax Network; Announces Content Partners
Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today that it has integrated location-based services into its XOHM WiMax wireless broadband network. The company also announced a slew of content relationships that will provide location-based services to customers when the network launches. In the release, the company stressed the importance of developers and...
SEC Watch: Clearwire Asks Shareholders To Approve Sprint Nextel Transaction
Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) filed a proxy statement with the SEC today, asking shareholders to vote for the merger between the Kirkland-based company and the WiMax division of its biggest competitor Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel. The vote will take place at a shareholders meeting, which has not yet been set,...
Clearwire holders get shares in Sprint Nextel venture
Clearwire will issue its shareholders around USD1.6bn worth of shares in its WiMAX joint venture with Sprint Nextel in exchange for their existing Clearwire shares, reports Reuters. Sprint and Clearwire set up a multi-billion joint venture in May with the aim of developing the first US-wide WiMAX network. Clearwire...
Sprint-Clearwire Deal Expected to Close in Q4
Ron Haruni submits: The wireless broadband Internet service provider Clearwire CLWR, according to Unstrung, expects the closing of the deal with Sprint Nextel Corp. S’s WiMax assets to be finalized by the end of the year. In a deal announced in early May, Sprint and ClearWire had plans of merging...
Sprint Fights Back
Ari Zoldan submits: AT&T T has been bullying Sprint S for a long time now, trying to prevent the Sprint and Clearwire CLWR union from merging their assets in order to create a nationwide broadband wireless network. The only difference is that this time, Sprint is fighting back. Sprint...
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire Terminate WiMAX Letter of Intent
Sprint reiterates WiMAX commercial launch in 2008
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to Partner to Accelerate and Expand the Deployment of the First Nationwide Mobile Broadband Network Using WiMAX Technology
Consumers, Businesses and Public Safety Agencies to Benefit from More Coverage Sooner and Enhanced Network Capabilities
Sprint Nextel, Clearwire seek to swap 2.5 GHz assets.(News)
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Byline: JEFFREY SILVA
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AT&T wants review of wireless-spectrum merger
AT&T Inc. opposes a quick federal approval of the proposed wireless-spectrum merger between its competitors Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. that would create a national WiMAX network. Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc., Google Inc. and Intel Corp. are major investors in the WiMAX venture for superfast wireless Internet...
Alcatel-Lucent chosen by Shentel for network upgrade
CORPORATE IT UPDATE-C1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Shentel (Nasdaq:SHEN), a diversified telecomms holding company, and communications solutions provider Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU) (NYSE:ALU) announced on Monday (18 August) an agreement for equipment, services and software to upgrade Shenandoah Personal Communications Company's network in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland...
Alcatel-Lucent chosen by Shentel for network upgrade
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-19 August 2008-Alcatel-Lucent chosen by Shentel for network upgradeC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Shentel (Nasdaq:SHEN), a diversified telecomms holding company, and communications solutions provider Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU) (NYSE:ALU) announced on Monday (18 August) an agreement for equipment, services and software to upgrade Shenandoah Personal Communications...
Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on MER, BRCM, UAUA, S, and COH
CHICAGO, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research releases NewsBites on key stocks. Seven Summits Strategic Investments NewsBites are available to all investors at: http://www.go7now.com/nb/0818Y (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's Seven...
Sprint Prepared for Fay's Impact
Sprint Nextel invested $59 million in Network Preparations in Coastal Communities Millions of Customers and First Responders Rely on Nextel Direct Connect MIAMI -- Sprint (NYSE:S) today said it is preparing for the potential impact of Tropical Storm Fay threatening to make landfall in the Florida...
Shentel Selects Alcatel-Lucent to Upgrade Network for Wireless Broadband Services in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania
Deployment Includes CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A Technology and IP Backhaul Solution PARIS, August 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Shentel and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced an agreement valued at more than USD 30 million for equipment, services and software to upgrade Shenandoah...
Sprint Nextel Corporation Announces Proposed Private Placement of $3 Billion of Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, approximately three million shares of cumulative perpetual convertible preferred stock through an offering within the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities...
Sprint Nextel Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
* Stable post-paid ARPU, driven by the success of Simply EverythingTM with high value customers, and lower operating expense drive $87 million sequential improvement to Consolidated Adjusted OIBDA* of $2.1 billion * Post-paid churn improves more than 45 basis points from 1Q '08, to below 2.0% ...
Sprint Nextel reports loss, stock slides
Telecom Sprint Nextel reports 2Q loss, stock slides: Sprint Nextel Corp.'s up-and-down road to recovery continued Wednesday as the company reported adjusted second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations as well as a slower loss of subscribers. But the nation's third-largest wireless carrier also said it expected...
Fast(er), Cheap(er) and In Control
In 2008, that sounds almost quaint. Complete CIO 100 Coverage 100 Innovative Projects How Goodwin Procter Uses SharePoint Vanguard's Multimedia Tools Marriott's Underground Disaster Recovery Facility Virtualization...
Sprint Nextel Direct Connect®: A Reliable Tool for Earthquakes and Other Emergencies
Nextel Direct Connect Remained Fully Operational Tuesday and Experienced No Call Blocking LOS ANGELES -- As residents in southern California reflect on Tuesday's magnitude 5.8 magnitude earthquake, Sprint (NYSE:S) reports full reliability of its Nextel Direct Connect service throughout the day. There was an approximate 60%...
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- Incorporated: 1938
- CEO: Mr. Daniel R. Hesse
Sprint Nextel is a global communications company providing a range of wireless and wireline communications products and services. As of Dec 31 2007, Co. had two reportable segments: Wireless and Wireline. Co., together with its PCS Affiliates, provides digital wireless services in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands under the Sprint® brand name utilizing wireless code division multiple access technology. In addition, Co. provides digital wireless services under the Nextel® and Boost Mobile® brand names using Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN®) technology. Co. is also a provider of long distance services and a carrier of Internet traffic in the nation.
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Sprint Nextel Corp. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. James H. Hance Jr.
Chairman
Mr. William R. Nuti
Mr. Robert R. Bennett
Mr. Gordon M. Bethune
Mr. Larry C. Glasscock
Mr. Daniel R. Hesse
Mrs. V. Janet Hill
Mr. Irvine O. Hockaday Jr.
Mr. Rodney O'Neal
Mr. Ralph V. Whitworth
Contact Information
P.O. Box 7997
Shawnee Mission, KS
913 624-3000
