Sprint Nextel Corporation
News and overview for Sprint Nextel Corporation
Moody's Investors Service downgrades Sprint Nextel rating to 'Ba2' -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 3 days 5 hours 16 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Moody's Investors Service said Friday that it downgraded ratings for Sprint Nextel Corp. because it is taking longer than expected to stanch a deterioration in its profit.
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Liberty Media Corporation/ [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 21 hours 37 minutes ago
In the news release, "Liberty Media Corporation Announces Starz Entertainment to Host Conference Call," issued 17-Nov-2009 by Liberty Media Corporation over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company to disregard the seventh paragraph, which began: "In addition, the conference call will be broadcast..." This paragraph has been removed from the complete, corrected release, which follows:
Liberty Media Completes Split-Off and Merger with The DIRECTV Group, Inc. [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 days 20 hours 59 minutes ago
...Colo., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media") today announced that it has completed...and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
Split-Off and Merger Approved at Liberty Media's Special Meeting of Stockholders [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 5 hours 24 minutes ago
...Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media") announced that, at the previously announced...and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
Liberty Media Corporation Announces Starz Entertainment to Host Conference Call [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 days 4 hours 22 minutes ago
...directing a request to Liberty Media Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood...with the SEC. Liberty Media Corporation owns interests in a broad range...Inc., Time Warner Cable, and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
Sprint Nextel Commences Tender Offer for iPCS, Inc. [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 14 hours 58 minutes ago
Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) today announced that it has commenced its tender offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPCS). The tender offer represents the next step toward Sprint’s acquisition of iPCS first announced on October 19, 2009. Sprint anticipates that the acquisition will be completed either late in the fourth quarter of 2009 or early 2010.
Liberty Media to Hold Special Stockholder Meeting [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 days 19 hours 14 minutes ago
...Colo., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media") will be holding a previously announced...investments in Time Warner Inc., Time Warner Cable, and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Investigation on Behalf of Shareholders of iPCS Inc. [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 3 hours 41 minutes ago
Attorney Advertising. Notice is hereby given that Stull, Stull & Brody has commenced an investigation on behalf of shareholders of iPCS Inc. (“iPCS” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: IPCS) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with an agreement by iPCS’s Board of Directors to sell all of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock at a price of $24.00 per share in cash to Sprint Nextel Corporation (“Sprint”).
Liberty Media Announces Liberty Starz Trading Information [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 19 days 3 minutes ago
...Colo., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media") today announced that shares of Series...investments in Time Warner Inc., Time Warner Cable, and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
Sprint pays down $1 billion in debt; shares jump more than 10 percent
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 7 days 11 hours 4 minutes ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint Nextel Corp. said Monday it has paid off the $1 billion balance on its $4.5 billion credit line, helping the company's stock gain more than 10 percent.
Liberty Media Announces Corrected Liberty Starz Trading Information [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 6 hours 21 minutes ago
...Colo., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media") announced that shares of Series A Liberty...and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
Research and Markets: Telecommunications 2009 Fortune Global 500 Databank - Company Profiles - Order Today [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 days 10 hours 53 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/50a784/telecommunications) has announced the addition of the "Telecommunications 2009 Fortune Global 500 Databank - Company Profiles" company profile to their offering.
Liberty Media Corporation Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 32 days 2 hours 58 minutes ago
...directing a request to Liberty Media Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood...with the SEC. Liberty Media Corporation owns interests in a broad range...investments in Time Warner Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corporation.
Liberty Media Corporation Announces Investor Meeting Webcast [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 44 days 23 hours 58 minutes ago
...should visit the Liberty Media Corporation website at http://www...30 days. Liberty Media Corporation owns interests in a broad range...Warner, Time Warner Cable, and Sprint Nextel Corporation. Nothing in this press...
Sprint, Clearwire rise on report of new investment; analyst says more cash needed -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 14 days 8 hours 29 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. gained Monday after a published report suggesting Sprint and its partner investors will put at least another $1.5 billion into Clearwire.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Sprint Nextel Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Wireless Network Operators |
| Website: | http://www.sprint.com |
Running to keep up in the US telecom race, Sprint Nextel is the #3 wireless carrier behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility in terms of subscribers. Sprint Nextel serves nearly 40 million customers with mobile voice, data, and Web services over its nationwide network. While the namesake brand is reserved for postpaid accounts, the company also offers prepaid mobile access (mainly to the youth market) through its Boost Mobile subsidiary. Sprint Nextel also provides cellular access to other carriers on a wholesale basis. The company's smaller legacy wireline business provides long-distance voice, Internet, and data network services primarily to corporate customers and other carriers.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 35,635 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -11.2 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -2,796 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 56,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -6.7 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |