Nextel Partners

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. has adopted a retention and severance program that will make all Nextel Partners executives eligible to receive cash incentives if the carrier exercises its “put right” …

Rural wireless provider SouthernLinc announced a new branding campaign that includes a new logo, new colors and modifying its name to SouthernLinc Wireless. The Southeast-based iDEN carrier, which is owned …

Nextel Partners Inc. has adopted a retention and severance program that will make all Nextel Partners executives eligible to receive cash incentives if the carrier exercises its “put right” in …

WASHINGTON-The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to set stringent standards for competitors-usually wireless carriers-to receive universal-service subsidies and then …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it expects to report a company-record 94,900 net customer additions for the fourth quarter, aided by a new company-low 1.3- percent customer churn rate. The …

Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.’s “merger of equals” announcement last week could have an unequal impact on each operator’s respective affiliate partners. At one time those affiliates were integral …

LITTLETON, Colo.-Wireless carriers posted 54.8 days of inventory valued at $1.7 billion during the third quarter of this year, which was a week more than reported during the second quarter …

LITTLETON, Colo.-Wireless carriers posted 54.8 days of inventory valued at $1.7 billion during the third quarter of this year, which was a week more than reported during the second quarter …

Following months of speculation that increased in intensity during the past several days, Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. reported a deal this morning to combine their operations into what …

Less than two months after Cingular Wireless L.L.C. garnered governmental approval for its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., creating the nation’s largest wireless operator, the wireless industry …

Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but that did not distract Canadian wireless operators during the third …

Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through Hockey Night in Canada withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but that did not distract Canadian wireless …

NEW YORK-Nextel Communications Inc. was able to support marketing claims for its Nationwide Direct Connect service, but modified pricing claims following a ruling by the National Advertising Division of the …

Nextel Communications Inc. was able to support marketing claims for its Nationwide Direct Connect service, but modified pricing claims following a ruling by the National Advertising Division of the Council …

The top spot in the contest for the nation’s largest carrier soon could be a tug-of-war. In the shadow of Cingular Wireless L.L.C. completing its $41 billion buy of AT&T …

Nextel Partners Inc.’s third-quarter financial results reflect improvements across the board. The carrier reported revenues of $337.2 million, up 29 percent from a year ago, and earnings before interest, taxes, …

Citing strong year-to-date results, Nextel Partners Inc. increased its full-year adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization guidance by approximately 9 percent from $340 million to $370 million. The …

Nextel Communications Inc. reported a deal with Motorola Inc. to repurchase 6 million shares of Nextel’s Class B common stock for $23.50 per share, or an aggregate purchase price of …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers it serves in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New …

Nextel Communications Inc. affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. completed its 30,000-square-foot customer care center expansion in Panama City Beach, Fla., which the carrier said would help support its rapid growth. The …

WASHINGTON-The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau Wednesday granted Nextel Partners Inc. eligible telecommunications carrier status, making it eligible to receive universal-service subsidies for the customers it serves in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, …

COLLEGE PARK, Md.-The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business said it will provide Nextel Communications Inc.’s Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry 7510 handheld devices to its 400 …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Communications Inc. affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. reported the completion of its 30,000-square-foot customer care center expansion in Panama City Beach, Fla., which the carrier said would help support …

WASHINGTON-The official wireless world was strangely silent last week with everyone from Nextel Communications Inc. to Verizon Wireless refusing to say what happens now that the Federal Communications Commission has …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. today announced said Madison Dearborn Partners will sell 6 million shares of Nextel Partners’ Class A common stock. These shares, which were originally purchased by Madison …