Sprint Ad Campaign Leaves Nextel's Name in the Dust
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Sprint is wiping Nextel from its slogan. After their merger, Sprint Nextel embarked on what analysts said was a disastrous marketing campaign. And problems with Nextel's network prompted an exodus of customers.
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update Verizon Communications has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday, toppling a potential obstacle to Sprint&#39;s $37.8 billion bid for Nextel Communications.
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So long, annoying people Sprint-Nextel has terminated the accounts of its 1,000 most-annoying customers. After a recent internal review, the U.S. wireless carrier gave at least 1,000 people the boot because they've been making far too many calls to the company's customer care centers. Of course, the real shocker is that the company has agreed to wave their termination fees.â¦
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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.
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The Motley Fool - The Olympic Games are now history, but not AT&amp;T's (NYSE: T - News) &#36;25 million ad campaign to redefine its image. After years of getting clobbered by the regional Bell companies such as BellSouth (NYSE: BLS - News), Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News), Sprint (NYSE: FON - News), and MCI (Nasdaq: MCIP - News), the company has turned its business focus from traditional phone service to networking.
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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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By Jason Gertzen, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Jun. 1--Sprint Nextel Corp. received what could be billions of dollars worth of good news from federal officials Thursday. The U.S. General Services Administration said a Sprint unit called Sprint Solutions Inc.
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NEW YORK  -  When cellphone giants Sprint and Nextel merged in 2005, investors had a lot of hope for the combined company.
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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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Sprint and Nextel Communications have signed a merger agreement. The combined company, which will adopt the name Sprint Nextel, will serve nearly 40 million wireless customers.
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A tussle over the beleaguered wireless service provider's brand name leaves one Fool uninspired.
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Its new ad campaign may not be focused on the right people.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. isn't apologizing for its decision to ax customers it determined were calling customer service too often.
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NEW YORK 07:30 EST - It&#39;s official. Sprint and Nextel is becoming &quot;Sprint Nextel&quot; in what is being described this morning by both companies as a &quot;merger of equals.
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When Gary D. Forsee took over as chief executive of Sprint Corp. 20 months ago, the phone company was reeling from the telecom bust, burdened by debt and grappling with bigger competitors on three fronts: local, long-distance and wireless calling.
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The prospect of a deal between Sprint and Nextel Communications sparked concerns on Friday about a shrinking U.S. market for mobile network equipment, sending shares of Nextel's key supplier Motorola Inc.  down almost 8 percent.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday said it would continue to support its Nextel-branded walkie-talkie network, which industry observers had speculated the company might shutter.