Nextel Communications Inc. yesterday told the Federal Communications Commission it won't accept a compromise being discussed by the commission, which has spent more than two years trying to find a way ...
In the fierce battle among wireless phone companies, Nextel Communications Inc. has had one unique advantage: its walkie-talkie phones. The dual-use phones are especially popular with construction ...
NEW YORK -- Sprint Nextel Corp. said it will start phasing out the Nextel part of its network in 2013, a decision that follows near-constant subscriber losses since Sprint bought Nextel in 2005. The ...
The widely rumored transaction, announced Wednesday, would create a company called Sprint Nextel with about $40 billion in combined yearly revenue and more than 35 million wireless subscribers, ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The FCC has released the Order (FCC 04-168) with details on how Nextel will be allowed to receive ...
It was only six months ago that Sprint decommissioned and shut down the Nextel iDEN push-to-talk network, and while the carrier has no plans to bring that legacy service back, the brand is another ...
Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. While a ...
Ever since 1987 when it was named Fleet Call, Nextel Communications has been known for its two-way radio service. From the walkie-talkies toted by taxi drivers in the late 1980s to today's more ...
Nextel Communications last week proposed paying about $512 million to move the electronic newsgathering operations of television broadcasters from spectrum that Nextel wants to use for telephony ...
Sprint Nextel Corp. has finally shut down the Nextel network, with the death blow coming in the form of a software code during the wee hours Sunday. Sprint bought Nextel for $35 billion in 2005, in a ...
Parrying competitors homing in on its mobile corporate-data customers, Nextel Communications announced Monday that almost every cell phone it sells can now access office e-mail and calendar listings.
Sprint Nextel Corp. said Tuesday that it would buy outstanding shares of Nextel Partners Inc. in a deal valued at $6.5 billion, or $28.50 per share, settling a legal battle with its largest affiliate.