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Articles tagged with: Verizon Communications and Sprint Nextel
Navy awards $60M deal to 3 wireless providers
The Navy awarded a bundled $60 million contract to AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Communications for nationwide cell phone service, the Pentagon said late Monday. more
UPDATE: Verizon Wireless Offers Plans Without Contracts
(Updates with comment from AT&T in the sixth and seventh paragraphs.) more
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Verizon Wireless Offers Service Plans Without Contracts
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Wireless on Monday began offering its service without contracts as it continues its push to make its network more open. more
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Verizon Seeks to Strike Down Visual Voicemail Lawsuit
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Communications and its Verizon Wireless unit asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by inventor Judah Klausner over visual voicemail technology. more
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EARNINGS PREVIEW: US Telecoms Expect Strong Wireless Qtr
TAKING THE PULSE: The wireless business continues to hum for the U.S. telecommunications companies, but signs of competitive pressure are beginning to creep in. Wireless continues to be driven by smartphone sales and the adoption of pricier service plans, offsetting the deteriorating wireline business. AT&T remains at the forefront but eventually will lose its leadership position in wireless once Verizon Communications completes its acquisition of Alltel. Smaller companies, meanwhile, are scrambling to catch up, with prepaid wireless reseller Virgin Mobile USA acquiring niche player Helio. The landline business, meanwhile, continues to deteriorate as a result of economic pressures and alternative lines of communications. more
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Sprint, Clearwire Promise Two-Way Internet Video
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel and Clearwire pledged Monday to deliver wireless Internet access to police, firefighters and schools at speeds fast enough to handle two-way video conferencing if federal regulators approve their merger. more
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UPDATE: Verizon Wireless Confirms $28 Billion Deal to Buy Alltel
(Updates with information from a Verizon presentation on the deal and update stock prices.) more
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Clearwire CEO: Network To Cover Up To 140 Million By 2010
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The WiMax joint venture between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire will create a network that potentially covers 120 million to 140 million people by 2010, said Clearwire Chief Executive Benjamin Wolff. more
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Deutsche Telekom Bid for Sprint Would Face Obstacles - Analysts
FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Analysts expressed skepticism Monday after a Wall Street Journal report said that Deutsche Telekom was weighing a bid to take over U.S. peer Sprint Nextel, citing doubts over Deutsche Telekom's ability to finance a deal and difficulties related to antitrust approval. more
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Verizon CEO Wants to Spur Innovation With Open Model
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- In unveiling the technical specifications for its open network, Verizon Wireless said it will make the process to get any program or device certified simple, quick and inexpensive. more
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