Sprint Agrees to Buy Nextel to Compete Against Cingular, Verizon
233296
Dec. 15--NEW YORK -- Sprint Corp. announced Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire smaller mobile phone rival Nextel Communications Inc.
47599
Sprint and Nextel Communications agreed Wednesday to a merger that will create the third largest US wireless company. The stock-cash deal has an estimated value of more than $35 billion, depending on the value
601950
Sprint Corp. is close to an agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about &#36;35 billion in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No. 3 and No. 5 U.S. wireless telephone companies, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
164536
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vodafone has given Verizon Wireless the green-light to make a bid to buy Sprint. &quot;Verizon Communications Inc.
21309
Telecommunications giant Sprint Corp. is acquiring Nextel Communications Inc. in a &#36;35 billion deal that would create the nation's third largest wireless telephone service provider.
516826
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. Dec 15, 2004 - Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. said Wednesday that their boards have unanimously approved a &quot;merger of equals&quot; transaction, in which each company&#39;s shareholders
417321
Round two of US wireless industry consolidation is officially under way, with Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.making the much anticipated announcement that they have agreed to a $35 billion merger Wednesday, Dec.
422446
DECEMBER 10, 2004 (REUTERS) - Sprint Corp. is in advanced talks to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for more than $36 billion in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No.
170398
Wireless telephone company Nextel Communications confirmed Wednesday it is being bought by rival Sprint in a cash and stock deal said to be worth more than $35-billion US.
214255
DECEMBER 20, 2004  - Last week&#39;s merger deal between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. continues a consolidation trend among wireless carriers that could help lower prices and bolster
94895
Sprint Corp.  said on Wednesday it would buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications Inc.  for about &#36;36 billion, creating a U.S. wireless carrier with nearly 40 million subscribers.
201053
Sprint Corp. said Wednesday it would buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications Inc. for about &#36;36 billion, creating a U.S. wireless carrier with nearly 40 million subscribers.
478191
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  - Sprint Corp. said Wednesday  it would buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications  Inc. for about $36 billion, creating a U.S. wireless carrier  with nearly 40 million subscribers.
683880
Officials from Sprint and Nextel Communications today announced a definitive agreement to merge their two companies, creating the third-largest mobile phone company in the U.S.
740669
Sprint and Nextel formally announced a $35 billion merger agreement Wednesday and offered details on how the corporate combination would affect employees and consumers. -The Washington Post
90808
NEW YORK - Just two months after the announcement that Cingular Wireless will acquire AT&amp;T Wireless, Sprint has announced that it plans to buy Nextel Communications for $35 billion.
14923
Nextel Communications and Sprint Corp. reached a tentative agreement to merge, a deal that would create the nation&#39;s third-biggest cellular company, sources familiar with the deal said.