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T-Mobile Mulling Takeover of Sprint Nextel

­Following its joint venture with Orange in the UK, Deutsche Telekom is now reported to have called in bankers to plot a takeover bid for the struggling USA based Sprint Nextel. Sources have told the UK based Telegraph newspaper that Deutsche Telekom could submit a bid for Sprint, which has a market valuation of $10.6 billion, within the next few weeks.  more

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Sprint Nextel lowers mobile-to-mobile pricing

Sprint is offering unlimited minutes for calls made between mobile phones as competition in wireless pricing continues to intensify. more

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Mystery Company Tried to Buy Virgin Mobile USA

­It has been revealed that there was a second mystery suitor interested in buying Virgin Mobile USA during the negotiations that eventually lead to Sprint Nextel issuing an agreed takeover of the company.  more

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Sprint to start selling phone with Google software

Sprint Nextel is releasing a phone sporting Google's Android software on Oct. 11. more

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Sprint Smartphones Make Investigations More Efficient for US Investigations Services

­Sprint Nextel has announced a partnership with the USA's Investigations Services (USIS) to develop smartphone applications that help USIS conduct background investigations for the federal government. USIS is the largest commercial provider of security investigation services to the US federal government.  more

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Sprint Nextel-Virgin Mobile USA deal gets FTC's OK

The Federal Trade Commission has removed a regulatory hurdle to Sprint Nextel Corp.'s proposed $483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA Inc. more

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Improving Phone Coverage on Washington DC's Underground Railway

The metro railway serving Washington D.C. has started deploying underground mobile phone coverage infrastructure, covering 20 of the Metro's busiest stations. The network, which will provide coverage for customers of Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and T-Mobile is expected to switch on in October.  more

Related Tags: washington-dc, subway, underground, verizon--wireless, at&t, t-mobile, bell, railway, radio, USA


Sprint Nextel Marketing Executive Dies in Road Accident

Sprint Nextel's vice president of corporate brand marketing, Thomas Murphy has died in a road accident after a mountainside boulder fell onto the car he was driving last Friday. Local police said that the accident happened near Aspen, Colorado.  more

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Sprint Nextel Proposes Settlement of ETF Lawsuit

US operator, Sprint Nextel has proposed a settlement of lawsuits relating to its Early Termination Fees (ETF) that were applied to customers who terminated their contracts before they had expired. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Sprint Nextel has agreed to pay US$14 million into a Common Fund. Sprint Nextel will also provide up to US$3.5 million in Non-Cash Benefits.  more

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Sprint Nextel announces 17 new WiMax markets

Sprint Nextel is expanding its high-speed wireless broadband service to 17 new cities by the end of the year. more

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