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Sprint Stems Subscriber Losses, Cash Drain Continues

April 28, 2010 7:56 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Sprint Nextel managed to rein in its subscriber losses in the first quarter but its cash hemorrhage continued...

Network Speeds: Different Strokes

April 23, 2010 12:07 pm | Articles | Comments

The next few years are going to be a wild ride for networks

Carriers Celebrate Earth Day

April 22, 2010 8:13 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

The four major U.S. carriers are clamoring to leverage the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day as an opportunity to spotlight their particular shades of green.

U.S. Telco Unions a Tangled Web

April 16, 2010 12:51 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

CWA claims that U.S. wireless operators, with the notable exception of AT&T, are anti-union. Whether or not that is the case is difficult to prove.

Report: Sprint, VZW Carry More Data Than AT & T

April 12, 2010 8:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

ABI Research today released a report that says of the big three major carriers in the United States, AT&T actually saw the least amount of data traffic.

Sprint Offers New Guarantee Plan

March 31, 2010 8:15 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Sprint is upping the ante in terms of services and conditions for people who want to try out its services for a month.

Sprint Unveils 3G-4G Smartphone

March 24, 2010 10:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

At a coming-out party of sorts at CTIA yesterday, Sprint took the wraps off the world's first dual-mode 3G/4G Android device, the HTC EVO.

Sprint Taps eRecyclingCorps for Device Buyback Program

March 23, 2010 9:47 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Sprint has deployed a device buyback program that gives customers an instant account credit for trading in eligible handsets...

Sprint, Telespree Team on New Wholesale Offering

March 18, 2010 7:44 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Sprint and Telespree Communications today introduced Mobile Broadband on Demand, a new wholesale prepaid data solution for Sprint Wholesale partners.

Sprint Nextel Shares Jump for Second Day

March 10, 2010 6:56 am | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. jumped for a second day Tuesday as investors cheered signals that the lagging telecommunications company is getting stronger.

Sprint Shares Hold Steady Despite Credit Downgrade

March 5, 2010 7:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Sprint Nextel's shares held steady despite a credit downgrade from Standards & Poor's Rating Services.

AT & T, Sprint Launch Environmental Crackdown

March 4, 2010 10:09 am | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

The wireless industry is no stranger to the halo effect going green can have on a company, but AT&T and Sprint are taking their green initiatives a step further with mandatory rules for their suppliers.

New Sprint Campaign Touts Value

March 1, 2010 7:19 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Sprint Nextel wants to clear the air regarding confusion in the wireless market it says was created by claims from Verizon Wireless and AT&T.

Sprint CEO Highlights Wireless in Healthcare

March 1, 2010 7:16 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

As healthcare dominates the national airwaves, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse took the stage at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference in Atlanta today.

Sprint Ads Tout 4G Speeds

February 26, 2010 7:20 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Advertisements touting 3G networks have been dominating the airwaves for months, and now Sprint is rolling out a new marketing campaign.

Clearwire Puts Mobile Computing Ahead of Smartphones

February 24, 2010 11:02 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Clearwire is in no rush to get into the smartphone space no matter how smartphone-happy the industry may be, says company CEO Bill Morrow.

Sprint Announces Mandatory Green Handset Rules

February 23, 2010 7:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Sprint Nextel says its handset vendors must comply with its new environmental design specifications...

Report: Smartphone Coming for Clear

February 22, 2010 11:49 am | by Brian Santo | Articles | Comments

Will a dual-mode phone do it for Clear?

Sprint Curbs Losses, Churn in Q4

February 10, 2010 7:19 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Sprint Nextel curbed its losses and continued to narrow postpaid churn in the fourth quarter.

Report: DT Considers IPO for T-Mo

February 5, 2010 7:31 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Shares of Deutsche Telekom were up slightly in early morning trading since reports surfaced yesterday that the company is thinking of an initial public offering (IPO) for its T-Mobile USA business.

FCC Opens Probe into ETFs, Queries Carriers, Google

January 26, 2010 9:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

The FCC has begun a formal inquiry into the fees carriers charge their subscribers who end their contract early. The inquiry follows last week’s launch of the FCC’s Consumer Task Force, which was formed to protect the rights of wireless consumers.