KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it plans to open at least 21 company-owned stores by the end of the year, which would give the carrier a total of 130 retail …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextel Partners ups number of company-owed stores >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon Wireless posts strong 3Q results: Continues to lead industry in growth >
Verizon Wireless continued to dominate its competitors during the third quarter by adding more than 1.9 million net customers. The strong growth was a 15-percent improvement on the 1.7 million …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextel Partners basks in rising financial, operational numbers >
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. posted third-quarter results that included both strong financial and operational metrics. The carrier reported $473.1 million in total revenues during the third quarter. The result was …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">2 weeks, 2 lawsuits: Sprint Nextel unit sues Nextel Partners again >
Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Nextel WIP Corp. subsidiary filed its second lawsuit in as many weeks against network affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. as part of its ongoing attempts to set a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carriers post choppy quarter >
Expectations for a strong third quarter got off to a rocky start as early reports from three of the industry’s five largest operators have shown customer growth falling short of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel completes IWO buy >
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. completed its $427 million acquisition of affiliate IWO Holdings Inc. The deal includes the assumption of approximately $208 million in debt. IWO Holdings’ shareholders received $42.50 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel completes IWO buy >
RESTON, Va.-Sprint Nextel Corp. completed its $427 million acquisition of affiliate IWO Holdings Inc. The deal includes the assumption of approximately $208 million in debt. IWO Holdings’ shareholders received $42.50 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel files second lawsuit over Nextel Partners’ value >
Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Nextel WIP Corp. subsidiary filed its second lawsuit in as many weeks against network affiliate Nextel Partners Inc., part of its ongoing attempts to set a price …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextel Partners adds record number of 3Q customers >
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it added a company-record 107,200 customers during the third quarter, which was well above analysts’ estimates and a 14.7-percent jump over the 93,500 customers the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextel Partners’ prenuptial under scrutiny >
The animosity between Sprint Nextel Corp. and wireless affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. stepped up as Nextel Communications Inc. and its subsidiary Nextel WIP Corp.-neither of which are part of Sprint …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel closes Gulf Coast Wireless buy >
Sprint Nextel Corp. said it has closed on its $287.5 million acquisition of network affiliate Gulf Coast Wireless Ltd. Partnership that was originally announced last month. Sprint Nextel noted that …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carriers close to restoring full service following Hurricane Rita >
WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone carriers last week made significant progress restoring wireless service knocked out along the Texas-Louisiana coastline by Hurricane Rita, restoration efforts that added to those already under way in the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel gains antitrust clearance for IWO buy >
RESTON, Va.-A Sprint Nextel Corp. spokesman confirmed that the carrier has received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission for its pending $427 million acquisition of network affiliate IWO Holdings …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel gains antitrust clearance for IWO Holdings buy >
A Sprint Nextel Corp. spokesman confirmed that the carrier has received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission for its pending $427 million acquisition of network affiliate IWO Holdings Inc. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextel Partners moves toward vote on “put right” >
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it will begin mailing definitive proxy material to all Class A stockholders related to a vote on exercising the “put right” that would require Sprint …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel adds Samsung’s WiMAX to 2.5 GHz test >
Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America L.L.P. to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint Nextel’s 2.5 GHz spectrum. The companies …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel to trial Samsung’s WiBro technology at 2.5 GHz >
Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with Samsung Telecommunications America LLP to jointly test network equipment based on the 802.16e WiMAX standard using Sprint Nextel’s 2.5 GHz spectrum. The companies …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextel Partners loses bid to stall Sprint Nextel brand rollout >
Nextel Partners Inc. lost its bid to stall Sprint Nextel Corp.’s national brand rollout as a three-member arbitration panel ruled Nextel Partners had not demonstrated a likelihood of success on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextel Partners loses bid to stall Sprint Nextel brand rollout >
Nextel Partners Inc. lost its bid to stall Sprint Nextel Corp.’s national brand rollout as a three-member arbitration panel ruled Nextel Partners had not demonstrated a likelihood of success on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Wireless carriers begin to restore service, BellSouth estimates damage at $400M >
Wireless carriers continued to make progress in re-establishing wireless communications to the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina’s fierce landing Aug. 28, while one carrier estimated damage at up to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint Nextel buys two more affiliates >
Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to throw money at its affiliate problems, announcing plans to acquire a pair of network partners-IWO Holdings Inc. and Gulf Coast Wireless L.P.-for more than $700 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextel Partners opens 100th store, plans 10 more by year-end >
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported the opening of its 100th company-owned store and said it plans to add at least 10 more locations by the end of the year. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Some Nextel Partners stockholders want meeting to vote on Sprint Nextel buy >
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported that more than 20 percent of its class A common stockholders have requested that the carrier call a special meeting to vote on whether to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Banking on broadband: Clearwire adds $250M in financing >
Clearwire Corp. raised an additional $250 million in financing, according to reports, bringing the carrier’s total war chest to a staggering $600 million. The news highlights investors’ apparent interest in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nextel Partners opens 100th store, plans 10 more by year-end >
Nextel Partners Inc. reported the opening of its 100th company-owned store and said it plans to add at least 10 more locations by the end of the year. The centennial …