Sprint Nextel Corporation
News and overview for Sprint Nextel Corporation
Illinois Supreme Court Denies Sprint's Petition for Leave to Appeal upon Reconsideration [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 7 hours 2 minutes ago
iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS), a PCS Affiliate of Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), today announced that on November 12, 2008, the Supreme Court of Illinois again refused to grant Sprint’s petition for leave to appeal a ruling by the Appellate Court of Illinois issued in March of 2008. The Appellate Court ruling had unanimously upheld the 2006 ruling of the Circuit Court of Cook County of Illinois that held that following Sprint’s merger with Nextel, Sprint’s intent to operate the competing Nextel network...
Sprint Nextel Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 25 days 8 hours 35 minutes ago
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) today reported third quarter 2008 financial results, which included consolidated net operating revenues of $8.8 billion and a diluted loss per share of 11 cents. Adjusted EPS before Amortization*, which removes the effects of special items and non-cash amortization expense, was zero cents. The company reported Free Cash Flow* for the quarter of $1.1 billion.
Sprint Nextel names Hesse CEO
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Sprint Nextel cut to neutral by Banc of America Securities
MarketWatch | 274 days 8 hours 59 minutes ago
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Sprint Nextel names Daniel R. Hesse as CEO
MarketWatch | 350 days 7 hours 12 minutes ago
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Futures fall after Sprint loss; GDP data ahead
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Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois Denies Sprint's Motion to Dismiss or Stay iPCS's Lawsuit against Sprint Relating to the Clearwire Joint Venture [Press Release]
Business Wire | 77 days 8 hours 5 minutes ago
iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS), a PCS Affiliate of Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), today announced that the Honorable Judge Kathleen M. Pantle has denied Sprint’s motion to dismiss or stay the lawsuit brought by three subsidiaries of iPCS in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division, against Sprint regarding Sprint’s planned WiMax transaction with Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR). iPCS’s subsidiaries are seeking a declaratory judgment that Sprint’s consummation of the transaction,...
Illinois Supreme Court Denies Sprint's Petition to Appeal [Press Release]
Business Wire | 69 days 5 hours 18 minutes ago
iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS) today announced that the Supreme Court of Illinois has refused to hear Sprint Nextel’s (NYSE: S) appeal of a ruling by the Appellate Court of Illinois issued in March of 2008. The Appellate Court ruling unanimously upheld the 2006 ruling of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois that required Sprint to cease owning, operating, and managing the Nextel wireless network in iPCS Wireless’s territory.
UBS Hosts 36th Annual Global Media Conference Dec. 8-10 The Longest Running Show on Wall Street [Press Release]
Business Wire | 8 days 3 hours 35 minutes ago
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Court Certifies Nationwide Class of Over 19,000 Retail Sales Reps Seeking Commissions Who Are Represented by Nichols Kaster, PLLP [Press Release]
MarketWire | 6 days 23 hours 54 minutes ago
KANSAS CITY, KS -- (Marketwire) -- 11/25/08 -- On November 24, 2008 the District Court of Kansas certified a class of over 19,000 current and former Sprint Nextel retail representatives and their managers. These Retail Channel employees assert that Sprint Nextel shorted them hundreds of dollars per month and more in earned commissions. They claim that the company's flawed commission systems and appeals processes routinely prevented them from being paid accurately.
"Sniff" Out Your Friends Anywhere in the United States [Press Release]
Business Wire | 15 days 8 hours 35 minutes ago
Useful Networks, a leader in mobile location innovation, announces today the availability of its internationally popular mobile and Facebook integrated friend finder, sniff™ (Social Network Integrated Friend Finder), in the United States. Already very popular in Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, sniff is now compatible with the Sprint Network in the U.S.
Clearwire Stockholders Approve Transaction to Combine Clearwire and Sprint s 4G Mobile WiMAX Business [Press Release]
Business Wire | 12 days 2 hours 34 minutes ago
Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), one of the world’s largest providers of personal broadband and mobile Internet service, today announced that its stockholders have approved the planned combination with Sprint’s mobile WiMAX business and the investment of $3.2 billion by Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Trilogy Partners, paving the way for a new era in mobile Internet services in the U.S. Clearwire’s board of directors had unanimously recommended that s...
Liberty Media Corporation Announces Partial Unwind of DIRECTV Equity Collar Arrangement [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 7 days 1 hour 35 minutes ago
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Clearwire Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 22 days 5 hours 35 minutes ago
Clearwire Corporation (“Clearwire”) (NASDAQ: CLWR), a leading provider of wireless high-speed Internet service, today reported financial and operating results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008.
Clearwire To Mail Definitive Proxy Materials; Special Meeting of Stockholders Scheduled For November 20, 2008 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 46 days 23 hours 1 minute ago
Clearwire Corporation (Nasdaq:CLWR), a leading provider of personal broadband and mobile Internet services, today announced it will commence shortly the mailing of its definitive proxy statement to all Clearwire stockholders of record as of October 15, 2008 to vote on the Transaction Agreement, pursuant to which Clearwire and Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) will combine their respective next-generation wireless broadband businesses. The special meeting of stockholders will occur at 9 am PT...
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Company Overview
| Company: | Sprint Nextel Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Wireless Network Operators |
| Website: | http://www.sprint.com |
Running to keep up in an ever-changing telecom race, Sprint Nextel is the result of a marriage of two leading US wireless companies. The combination of #3 carrier Sprint with former #5 Nextel Communications has created a wireless giant that aspires to take on Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility. Sprint Nextel, the leading local phone company in the US without a Baby Bell lineage, operates a nationwide digital wireless network with more than 40 million subscribers. It also provides cellular access on a wholesale basis to other carriers. The company's smaller wireline business provides long-distance voice, Internet, and data network services primarily to corporate customers and other communications carriers.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 40,146 (2007) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -2.1 (2007) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -29,580 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2007) |
| Number of Employees | 60,000 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -42.0 (2007) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
