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
New Wireless Store Items
We’ve added many new phones to the Wireless Store this week… In Nextel, we’ve added the Motorola i560, i760, and i850. In T-Mobile, we’ve added the Motorola V3 RAZR, RIM BlackBerry 7290, Samsung E335, and the T-Mobile Sidekick II. In Verizon, we added the LG VX3300, VX4650, VX8100, as well as the Motorola E815, and […]
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.
Sprint Settles With UbiquiTel
Sprint today settled with affiliate UbiquiTel, removing UbiquiTel’s motions to block the Sprint Nextel merger. Sprint has agreed to not convert any Nextel network infrastructure over to CDMA in UbiquiTel areas, and not to market a dual-network (iDEN and CDMA) phone in the area unless UbiquiTel’s network has priority. This leaves Gulf Coast as the […]
Sprint: No Nextel Competition In Affiliate Markets
 Sprint: No Nextel Competition In Affiliate Markets
Nextel Suit Off… For Now…
RCR Wireless News, in reporting Nextel Partners’ latest financial results, is also reporting that Nextel Partners is withdrawing their lawsuit against Nextel. http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=23569 From the story: “Nextel Partners also reported it has withdrawn its lawsuit against Nextel Communications Inc. while it works with an arbitration panel to settle disagreements between the two carriers.” The financial […]
Sprint: iPCS Injunction Motion Denied
Today, an Illinois judge refused to grant iPCS’s motion to block the Sprint Nextel merger, though Sprint was ordered to not disclose certain key information in regards to iPCS’s affiliate agreement with Nextel. This could potentially cause problems for Sprint in the future though, as it is unknown how Sprint can merge with Nextel if […]
Sprint, Nextel Shareholders Approve Merger
Sprint and Nextel’s shareholders today approved the Sprint Nextel merger at today’s shareholder conference.
With Nextel, Business Is Affiliated – Affiliates v. Nextel
Similar to the US Unwired motion to halt the Sprint Nextel merger on the grounds that the Nextel inclusion would provide direct competition in US Unwired markets, today, Nextel Partners has followed suit. Nextel Partners Inc. is a Nextel affiliate that operates in similar fashion to the Sprint affiliate system, being able to have exclusive […]