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Sprint Losses Widen as iDEN Shutdown Advances
July 26, 2012 8:00 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint said today it fell further into the red last quarter as the accelerated shutdown of its aging iDEN network pushed up expenses and caused customers to leave for other providers.
Sprint Sets Hard Stop for iDEN Operations
May 30, 2012 7:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint plans to shut down its iDEN network as early as June 30, 2013, allowing it to reuse the service's spectrum for LTE.
FCC Action Clears Sprint CDMA, LTE on 800 MHz
May 25, 2012 7:06 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint will be able to use its 800 MHz spectrum for CDMA and LTE after the FCC passed regulations yesterday permitting more flexible use of the band.
Sprint: Mergers on Back Burner, Not Off the Table
May 16, 2012 1:19 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint plans to wait until its finishes upgrading its network before seriously considering merging with another company, but it is not altogether dismissing the possibility of a near-term deal, its top executive said.
Sprint on Network Overhaul: It Will Work
May 11, 2012 6:58 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint is hitting back against Verizon Wireless' suggestions that its forthcoming LTE network will be slower than the competition because it is launching in a narrower band of spectrum.
VZW Ups Prepaid Game with Smartphone Plan, Hotspot
May 1, 2012 7:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless outed two new prepaid devices yesterday amid signs of increasing interest in the no-contract space from top-tier providers typically focused on more lucrative postpaid customers.
Clearwire 31-City LTE Launch to Include N.Y., L.A.
April 27, 2012 7:05 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsClearwire says New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle will be among the 31 cities it plans to light up during the first half of next year.
Sprint Rebuts NY AG Tax Dodging Charges
April 20, 2012 7:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint is denying allegations from the New York Attorney General that it has dodged $100 million in state taxes to gain a competitive advantage by making its plans cheaper.
Sprint Plans 44% Drop in Cell Sites
March 29, 2012 11:12 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsORLANDO, Fla.—Sprint’s network overhaul will drop the number of cell sites it operates by 44 percent, executive Bob Azzi said at a conference today. The $5 billion project, dubbed Network Vision, will slash Sprint’s cell sites from 68,000 to 38,000,
Sprint Mulls LTE Tie-Ups with Regional Carriers
March 27, 2012 1:03 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint may consider partnering with regional wireless providers on LTE through network sharing and spectrum hosting arrangements, according to a top network executive.
Clearwire CFO Lays Out Trump Card: Capacity
March 23, 2012 7:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsClearwire finance chief Hope Cochran laid out the company's trump card at an investor conference yesterday: Operators need capacity, and Clearwire has it in spades.
One Week After T-Mobile, Cricket Joins RCA Ranks
March 20, 2012 7:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsCricket Communications today became the latest carrier to sign on to the Rural Cellular Association (RCA), which frequently takes policy stances diametrically opposed to AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
Sprint Bankruptcy a 'Very Legitimate Risk,' says Bernstein
March 20, 2012 7:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint's stock took a hit yesterday after a prominent research firm downgraded the operator on a "very legitimate risk" of bankruptcy, sending the operator's shares down 4.5 percent after a recent rally.
It's Over: Sprint Ends LightSquared LTE Deal
March 16, 2012 7:24 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint walked away today from a multi-billion-dollar deal to host LightSquared's spectrum on its network and has returned $65 million in prepayments to the foundering company.
Sprint Said to Nix LightSquared Network Deal
March 7, 2012 7:01 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint is reportedly planning to end its network sharing agreement with LightSquared as early as next week...
Sprint Raises $2B in Debt, Stays Mum on MetroPCS Rumors
February 27, 2012 7:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint plans to raise $2 billion in new debt funding today that it said could be used to defray the cost up upgrading its network...
Sprint iPhone Costs Excluded in Pay Estimates
February 14, 2012 7:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint's hefty gamble on the iPhone may have contributed to a $684 million reduction in its operating income before depreciation and amortization last quarter...
Delay Sought in Verizon, Cable AWS Deal
February 9, 2012 7:38 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsDirectTV, T-Mobile USA and Sprint want the FCC to stop the clock on its review of Verizon Wireless' $4 billion deal to buy a nationwide chunk of AWS spectrum from four cable companies.
Sprint iPhone Gamble Widens Losses
February 8, 2012 7:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint's bet on the iPhone helped it bring in the highest number of new customers in six years during the fourth quarter, but the success came at a hefty price.
Sprint 'Underperformance' Hits RadioShack 4Q
January 31, 2012 6:57 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsRadioShack is blaming the "underperformance" of Sprint smartphone sales for a more than 70 percent decline in its fourth-quarter profits.
Sprint Reveals More on Roaming, and AT & T Pounces
January 25, 2012 7:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe articles in the Oklahoman and the Kansas City Business Journal seem fairly innocuous: As a cost-cutting measure, Sprint plans to rely more on roaming for rural areas in the two states.
Clearwire Chases MVNO Market with Simplexity Deal
January 23, 2012 6:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsClearwire stepped up its efforts to get more wholesale customers today as it braces for the loss of its largest customer, Sprint...
Sprint Debuts LTE Devices Ahead of Network Launch
January 10, 2012 7:01 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint's LTE network hasn't launched yet, but that didn't stop the operator from coming out with the first three devices for the service at 2012 International CES...
BYOD Trend Prompts Sprint Restructuring
January 9, 2012 7:45 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe bring-your-own-device trend isn't just affecting corporate IT departments – it appears to be having an impact on wireless operators, too.
Sprint LTE Set for Launch in 10 Markets
January 6, 2012 7:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint plans to turn on its LTE service in 10 markets before the middle of this year, including Atlanta, Dallas, San Antonio and Houston.
