For Sprint and Nextel, a Battle With Titans
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When Sprint and Nextel Communications merge, they will be competing against their much larger rivals, Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless.
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VODAFONE faces losing its last opportunity to gain an independent foothold in the US as the bidding war for Sprint, Americaâs top US mobile operator, heats up.
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SPRINT and Nextel Communications are expected early this week to announce a $70 billion (Â£36 billion) telecoms merger that will create Americaâs third-largest mobile-phone company, with 39m customers.
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Regional phone companies still would have to share their networks with companies competing for local business customers but eventually wouldn&#39;t have to do the same for rivals
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The cellular telephone industry&#39;s game of musical chairs has started again, and the music may soon stop with one less chair. Nextel Communications is in advanced talks to merge with Sprint, according to executives involved in the negotiations.
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The rumors of a Nextel Communications&#39; combination with Sprint aren&#39;t ringing the same regulatory alarm bells as the larger acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless by Cingular Wireless.
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Verison and its global partner Vodafone may enter the bidding war for another mobile phone giant, Sprint, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
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Sprint (FON) and Nextel (NXTL) are in discussions to merge, with an eye to creating a wireless giant that could rival Cingular and Verizon Wireless in size and scope, according to two people with direct knowledge of the talks.
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Sprint&#39;s negotiations to buy Nextel have ignited fears that Motorola will lose its exclusive deal to supply phones and equipment to Nextel.
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The telecom's software division devours another rival.
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With Wall Street singing the praises of a possible Sprint (FON:NYSE - news - research)-Nextel (NXTL:Nasdaq - news - research) merger, some wireless fans say they can hear overtures for other players.
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Today probably comes as little surprise to anyone. Sprint (NYSE: FON) will purchase Nextel (Nasdaq: NXTL) for $35 billion, resulting in a company that will be called -- you guessed it -- Sprint Nextel.
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The proposed merger of Sprint and Nextel Communications could face a rocky start as the companies work to run and eventually merge two wireless technologies without breaking the bank or losing customers.
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Sprint Nextel is taking a different path to high-speed wireless than its rivals: Instead of bidding billions of dollars on airwaves in a federal auction, Sprint is building a network that uses WiMax technology, a move that has attracted plenty of criticism.
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Sprint&#39;s acquisition of Nextel Communications is fueling speculation of more deals to come in a telecommunications industry roiled by intense competition and rapid technological change.
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Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint Corp. FON.N, people  familiar with the situation said on Tuesday, toppling a  potential obstacle to Sprint's $37.8 billion bid for Nextel  Communications Inc. NXTL.O.
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Now that wireless is officially a land of giants, what happens to all the Lilliputians? With Sprint and Nextel announcing their merger Wednesday â- $35 billion deal