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Scott Moritz at TheStreet filed a report this afternoon about Verizon looking at a possible Sprint buyout (sound familiar?). It's still in early stages though: People close to the Verizon camp say the big telco has started a so-called due...
Feb 03 2005 - 02:27 PM ET | Sprint PCS
Sprint's fourth-quarter 2004 earnings shot up to $437 million, compared to $110 million in the year-ago period. The wireless business did very well: 1.58 million new wireless customers: 526,000 Sprint PCS; 923,000 wholesale and 133,000 via affiliated partners Wireless customers...
Feb 01 2005 - 04:17 PM ET | Sprint PCS
Reuters is reporting that Sprint is close to picking a bidder for its wireless tower business. Bids of up to $1.2 billion have been made for the 6,200 Sprint towers. Managing broadcast towers is more like running a real estate...
The FCC today posted approval documents for the Sanyo SCP-5600 (FCC ID AEZSCP-56H). Sanyo requested short-term confidentiality because, "This design is a basis from which future technological products will evolve." Here's what's known about the Sanyo 5600: CDMA MiniSD card...
Jan 19 2005 - 05:22 PM ET | Sprint PCS
ABC News teamed up with Sprint to get first person coverage of tomorrow's Inaugural Parade. Nearly two dozen parade participants will be equipped with Sprint PCS video phones and will file from aboard parade floats, in marching units and along...
Jan 13 2005 - 02:20 AM ET | Sprint PCS
Sprint has decided not to proceed with plans to create an opt-in mobile phone number directory this year. This was due to the high cost of running the service: Several U.S. mobile providers, including Sprint, have worked together since last...
Jan 06 2005 - 01:25 AM ET | CES, Sprint PCS
Sprint today announced that it will become the first US carrier to do software upgrades of its mobile phones over its wireless network. Customers will receive a text message after a download has occurred, directing them to simply press a...
Dec 19 2004 - 09:29 PM ET | Data, Sprint PCS
Music Choice Today is a new music streaming service that is expected to be launched soon by Sprint PCS. Through Music Choice Today, Sprint customers will be able to have unlimited music streaming for $5.99 a month. The service is...
Dec 15 2004 - 02:06 PM ET | Sprint PCS
Om Malik provides some insightful analysis of the Sprint / Nextel merger. As many have said, one of the key points to this merger is the distance that will be put between T-Mobile USA and the rest of the leading...
As expected, Sprint and Nextel have come to a merger agreement. The ink is barely dry, but here's what is known: Each Nextel common share will be converted into new company shares and a small per share amount of cash,...
In today's Wall Street Journal is the news [paid subscription req.] that Sprint and Nextel are moving forward with the planned merger, despite a possible threat from #2 wireless carrier Verizon Wireless. A deal should be announced later today, keeping...