Nextel Launches Digital Trunking Services In Cancun

MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- The Mexican subsidiary of digital trunking operator NII Holdings has launched service in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun, the company said in a press release.

Nextel de Mexico, which had more than 1.2 million clients and operated in more than 40 major cities at the end of March, competes with traditional wireless carriers like America Movil and Telefonica Moviles Mexico.

Reston, Va.-based NII operates in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Peru under the Nextel brand.

-By Ken Parks, Dow Jones Newswires; (5255) 5080-3453, ken.parks@dowjones.com

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Posted to the site on 13th May 2006