NASCAR Bristol Edwards Auto Racing

2010-03-19T11:30:41Z

Driver Carl Edwards looks out from pit road as crew members work on his car during practice for the NASCAR Food City 500 Sprint cup auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Reuters) - Smartphones may be one of the hottest areas in technology with big names like Apple and Google tussling for share, but investors are questioning the growth prospects for mobile carriers as subscriber gains slow.</p><p>While it is true that clever devices like the Reuters) - Sprint Nextel will unveil a cellphone from HTC Corp next week that will be the first to support WiMax, Sprint's fastest wireless service, according to analysts.</p><p>Sprint, the No. 3

Sprint Nextel shares jump for second day

2010-03-10T00:32:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Sprint shares rise for second day after CFO vows to pay down debt, reverse revenue losses</div><div><p>Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. jumped for a second day Tuesday as investors cheered signals that the lagging telecommunications company is getting stronger.</p><p>The stock gained 21 cents, or 6.2 percent, to $3.61 in afternoon trading. On Monday, Sprint's shar...

Sprint to pay down debt, CFO says; shares climb

2010-03-09T00:30:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Sprint shares climb after CFO says company plans to pay down debt, stabilize revenue</div><div><p>Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. rose Monday after Chief Financial Officer Bob Brust told investors the telecommunications company plans to pay down its debt and continue to strengthen its balance sheet.</p><p>"(In) th...

Wireless carriers tell FCC they disclose fees

2010-02-24T00:30:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Wireless carriers tell Federal Communications Commission they tell customers about fees</div><div><p>The nation's biggest wireless carriers are telling federal regulators that they give consumers adequate notice about early termination fees that apply when a service contract is broken before it expires.</p><p>AT&T Inc.,

Sprint broadens cell phone trade-in program

2010-02-24T00:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Sprint says it will accept devices from other carriers under broadened phone trade-in program</div><div><p>Sprint Nextel Corp. has broadened a program under which it recycles old cell phones, saying it is now taking devices no matter which handset maker or wireless carrier they come from.</p><p>The wireless carrier said Tuesday that the program is now giving an...

Mexico's Televisa to buy 30 pct of Nextel Mexico

2010-02-22T09:22:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Mexico's Televisa to buy 30 pct of cell provider Nextel Mexico to offer 'quadruple play'</div><div><p>Mexican media giant Televisa said Monday it has agreed to buy 30 percent of cell phone carrier Nextel de Mexico for $1.44 billion a...

Real Networks to manage Sprint ringtones, music

2010-02-22T10:04:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Real Networks to manage Sprint ringtones, music offerings</div><div><p>RealNetworks Inc., a provider of streaming digital music technology, said Thursday that it will manage ringtones and full-track music services for Sprint Corp.</p><p>Financial te...

Sprint revenue misses expectations, shares plunge

2010-02-22T10:23:31Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp's &lt;S.N&gt; fourth-quarter revenue fell 7 percent and missed Wall Street expectations as the No. 3 U.S. mobile service offered...

Sprint Nextel slows subscriber loss in 4th quarter

2010-02-22T10:23:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Sprint Nextel narrows subscriber loss in 4th quarter, revenue still declines</div><div><p>Sprint Nextel Corp. managed to slow down the rate of subscriber loss in the fourth quarter, an encouraging sign for a wireless carrier that has lost millions of customers over the past few years.</p><p>Sprint, the third-large...

Sprint Nextel subscriber gains, losses by quarter

2010-02-22T10:18:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Sprint Nextel Corp.'s net wireless subscriber gains and losses by quarter</div><div><p>Sprint Nextel Corp.'s net wireless subscriber gains and losses by quarter:</p><p>Subscribers at end of 2006: 53.1 million.</p><p>2007</p><p>First quarter: gained 568,000&am...

Sprint revenue misses expectations, shares fall

2010-02-22T10:22:34Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp's &lt;S.N&gt; fourth-quarter revenue fell 7 percent and missed Wall Street expectations as the No. 3 U.S. mobile service charged...

Earns Sprint Nextel

2010-02-10T05:45:42Z

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 photo, a sign hangs outside a Sprint store in Saugus, Mass. Sprint Nextel said Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, its subscriber losses slowed in the fourth quarter, an encouraging sign for the wireless carrier that has lost millions of customers over the past few years. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, file)

AT&T settles class action over termination fees

2010-02-22T14:12:30Z

<div id="subtitle">AT&amp;T settles class action lawsuit over early contract termination fees for $18M</div><div><p>AT&amp;T Inc. is paying $18 million to settle claims that it imposed unfairly high fees on wireless customers who wanted to end their contracts.</p><p>The settlement covers customers from as far back as 1998. Those who were charged an early termination fee, or ETF, could get as much ...

Sprint shares fall after rivals cut prices

2010-02-22T18:06:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Sprint Nextel declines after rivals cut cell phone service prices, analyst downgrades</div><div><p>Sprint Nextel Corp. shares fell Tuesday after two of its rivals cut their cell phone service rates and an analyst downgraded the wireless carrier, saying Sprint will almost certainly need to follow suit to prevent more customers from defecting ...

Justice Dept. Asks FCC to Free Airwaves

2010-02-22T20:45:17Z

<div><p> By Todd Shields </p><p> [Bloomberg] -- The U.S. should free "underutilized" airwaves for use by wireless companies such as Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) and Sprint Nextel Cor...

Germany Biathlon World Cup

2010-01-09T07:45:22Z

Tim Burke of the USA prepares for shooting during the men's 10 km Sprint at the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel)

Boost widens reach of $50 unlimited phone service

2010-02-23T00:01:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Boost to offer $50 unlimited cellular plan on Sprint network; BlackBerry phone will be option</div><div><p>Boost Mobile, a prepaid cell service sold by Sprint Nextel, says it will start offering it...

Boost extends unlimited plan to full Sprint network

2010-02-23T00:04:16Z

<div><p>LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Boost, a unit of Sprint Nextel &lt;S.N&gt;, said on Thursday that it would extend its $50-a-month unlimited service plan to the entire Sprint network in an effort to improve customer growth and handset choice.</p>&...

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