SBC To Become AT&T
SBC announced today that as part of its acquisition of AT&T that it will re-brand the entire combined company as AT&T. Many have speculated that SBC would authorize Cingular to use the AT&T name once again, restoring the use of the AT&T Wireless brand. This is still unlikely though, as Cingular has invested millions to […]
Department of Defense iDEN, Sprint WiMax
How these two events will happen and will change the wireless industry forever.
Sprint: Another Potential Barrier Falls
Another possible barrier to merger operations fell by the wayside as the arbitration panel called up by Nextel Partners in August has, “unanimously denied a request by Nextel Partners to preliminarily enjoin Sprint Nextel’s national rollout of the new Sprint brand.” According to the Sprint Nextel press release: “The panel… ruled that Nextel Partners had […]
Sunday SPI Roundup
This week we shifted Sprint PCS Info into merger mode… with everything that happened the best thing we can say is that if you want the best, most comprehensive merger coverage, read the whole past week. Sprint PCS Info
Sprint Merger Coverage
In an effort to provide the best, most comprehensive coverage of the merger possible, all Sprint-specific news for the next 48 hours will be covered on Sprint PCS Info. Sprint coverage will continue on PCS Intel on September 3rd. Sprint PCS Info Because of this, we have established a temporary Sprint PCS Info newsfeed at […]
Sprint: The Affiliate Shuffle Continues
Sprint Nextel today announced plans to acquire two more affiliates. This as Nextel Partners continues manuevering in its “Put” option with Nextel, and as acquisitions already announced and planned continue to play havoc with lawsuits taking one stance or another concerning the merger. IWO holdings is the first in this balancing act. They were spun […]
Nextel: Sales, Plans, Upgrade Policies to Match Sprint
Effective “Day One” of the merger (currently slated for September 2nd), Nextel will radically change it sales and operations. These changes will bring them in-line with current Sprint plan and phone pricing, policies and procedures. This information is of course, subject to change as it changes. The first change will be that most Nextel stores […]
Sprint To Close Merger Friday (Updated)
Update: Sources are reporting that while Sprint will close the merger on Friday, there will be no changes until 9/2/05. On the night of 9/1, Sprint and Nextel will revamp their stores and will begin the advertising campaign to coordinate with the 9/2 “Day 1” date. This will give Sprint and Nextel time to add […]
Sprint: AirGate Moves To Block Merger
AirGate PCS (a subsidiary of Sprint affiliate Alamosa) has filed to block the Sprint Nextel merger. While in talks with Sprint, AirGate does not believe they will be able to negotiate a resolution, and is invoking their no-compete clause of their affiliate agreement with Sprint. Alamosa Press Release
FCC & DOJ Approve Sprint Nextel Merger
Both the FCC and DOJ have given federal regulatory approval to the Sprint Nextel merger. This clears all federal roadblocks from Sprint and Nextel merging.