Sprint expected to undercut rivals' call plans
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No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider Sprint Nextel Corp is expected to offer flat-rate calling plans at up to a 40 percent discount to its rivals, hurtling the industry into a price war, analysts said on Wednesday.
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Merger challenges and dropped calls for consumers are taking a toll as Sprint aims to expand and upgrade.
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Sprint Nextel Corp. isn't apologizing for its decision to ax customers it determined were calling customer service too often.
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Telecommunications company Sprint Corp. on Friday said it will record an unspecified third-quarter impairment charge that will reduce the value of its long-distance network assets, and will realign its sales efforts in a plan that will cut up to 700 jobs in its Sprint Business Solutions division.
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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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The U.S.Âs biggest cellular providers look ready to expand their reach, reducing the chance that a new entrant might bring down prices.
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The US wireless market looks to be consolidating even further as Sprint and Nextel are close to terms on a merger, bringing the number of nation-wide US carriers down to four.
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Sprint Nextel Corp, which recently launched an advertising campaign to attract new customers, is disconnecting more than 1,000 subscribers for calling its customer service lines too often and making what the company called unreasonable requests.
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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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Nextel and Sprint are in talks that could lead to a merger between the two mobile phone operators, sources close to the discussions said on Thursday.
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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 the development of technology for
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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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Sprint and Nextel Communications could announce a &#36;35 billion merger this week in a deal that would forge a third goliath in the quickly consolidating wireless industry.  The union would complete Sprint's transformation from perennial also-ran in the troubled long-distance business.
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By DAVID TWIDDY    KANSAS CITY, Mo.  -- Sprint Corp...
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In todayâs 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.
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Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless provider, said Thursday it will have to write off a significant chunk of the remaining value of its 2005 purchase of Nextel Communications Inc. and several affiliates, reflecting the continued struggles of its wireless operations.
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Reports that Sprint Corp. may be close to a $36 billion takeover of Nextel Communications Inc. yesterday alarmed consumer advocates, who predicted it would lead to less competition and higher prices for wireless service.