Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads
6 days ago
In 2005, Sprint Nextel Corp. created an education program targeting teens learning to drive.
Dish chair dares Softbank to raise bid for Sprint
11 days ago
Dish's Charlie Ergen told investors and reporters Thursday that based on the benefits Japan's Softbank Corp. says it would get from buying Sprint Nextel Corp., it should be paying a higher price.
Dish Network 1Q results miss expectations
11 days ago
Dish last month put in a $25.5 billion bid for cell carrier Sprint Nextel Corp., attempting to derail a competing bid from Japan's Softbank Corp and vault itself into the market for mobile...
Softbank says Dish offer for Sprint 'illusory'
20 days ago
Dish Network Corp. has characterized its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. as superior to Softbank's.
Clearwire to tap into $80M financing from Sprint
82 days ago
In December, it agreed to a deal with Sprint Nextel Corp. that offered $2.2 billion for the 49 percent of Clearwire that Sprint doesn't already own.
Phone companies prepare for storm power outages
100 days ago
AT&T Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp. were making similar preparations, and lining up portable generators to truck out to cell towers with no permanent generators.
Sprint posts big 4Q loss, revenue rises
102 days ago
Long-ailing Sprint Nextel Corp. has agreed to sell 70 percent of itself to Softbank Corp. of Japan for $20 billion.
Softbank 3Q profit doubles on iPhone sales
109 days ago
Softbank is seeking approval from U.S. authorities for its $20 billion purchase of a 70 percent stake in Sprint Nextel Corp. that would be Japan's biggest foreign acquisition ever.
Dish Network makes $5.15B bid for Clearwire
131 days ago
Sprint Nextel Corp. owns 51 percent of Clearwire and it depends on Clearwire to provide high speed Sprint 4G data services on some of its phones.
Sprint ups offer to $2.2B for rest of Clearwire
154 days ago
Sprint Nextel Corp. is the country's No. 3 wireless carrier, trailing Verizon Wireless and AT&T.