Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:35 pm
Sprint and Nextel Communications today announced that they have completed their merger transaction, forming Sprint Nextel Corporation. Sprint Nextel common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, under the symbol "S."
Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:27 pm
Sprint and Nextel today announced that they intend to close their proposed merger on Friday, Aug. 12, 2005. The companies have received all required regulatory approvals for the merger.
Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:18 am
Alamosa Holdings today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AirGate PCS, has filed a complaint against Sprint Corporation, certain of its affiliates and Nextel Communications, Inc. in the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging, among other things, that following the completion of the pending merger between Sprint and Nextel, Sprint will breach the exclusivity covenants contained in the agreements governing its relationship with AirGate and that Nextel unlawfully interfered with AirGate's exclusive rights under such agreements. The complaint seeks, among other things, an order directing Sprint and its affiliates to specifically perform their contractual obligations under their agreements with AirGate, an injunction preventing Sprint and Nextel from taking any action or entering into any agreement that would violate the exclusivity covenants contained in the agreements, a declaratory judgment declaring the rights, remedies and obligations of the parties under the agreements, and damages.
Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:28 am
Motorola and Nextel today announced the Motorola i560, a rugged flip-style mobile phone that delivers multiple ways to communicate and increase productivity.
Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:07 pm
Motorola and Nextel today announced the availability of the Motorola i760, a fashionable new handset with advanced features, including a large color display and five different ways to communicate.
Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:21 am
Nextel and Motorola today announced the Motorola i850, a feature-rich camera phone that combines enhanced communication features with a compact, sleek design.
Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:40 pm
Fujifilm announced today that Nextel is adding easy, convenient photo management that allows customers to store, share and print photos from their phones. The capabilities are based on Fujifilm's Get the Picture Mobile Service.
Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:33 pm
Nextel will deploy a wireless broadband trial based on UMTS TD-CDMA technology from IPWireless, the companies announced today. The field trial will begin during the third quarter in Washington, D.C.; Arlington, VA.; Alexandria, VA.; Reston, VA. and Bethesda, MD.
Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:14 pm
Sprint and Nextel today announced details surrounding the brand strategy and logo to be used upon completion of the companies' merger, expected in the third quarter of 2005, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals. The new go-to-market brand name of the combined Sprint Nextel will be Sprint, with the Nextel name continuing as a key product brand.
