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Sprint Nextel service now live in 20 underground stations in Washington, D.C. Metro system

print Nextel service now live in 20 underground stations in Washington, D.C. Metro system

If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of passengers who depend on Metro to travel between home and work each and use Sprint / Nextel we have big news for you.  Sprint has just announced the availability of Sprint and Nextel service to customers in the 20 busiest underground stations in the Washington, D.C. Metro system. Sprint expects to offer service in the Metro’s remaining underground stations by the fall of 2010. Service should be available in 50 percent of the Metro system’s tunnels by the fall of 2011, with complete coverage expected to be established in all the tunnels by the fall of 2012.  Say hello to underground 3G coverage Sprint / Nextel customers, enjoy it.

[Via Sprint]

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Sprint Nextel Motorola i776w now available for $79.99

The Motorola i776w is now available on Sprint’s website for $79.99 after $150 instant savings on a new line of service or eligible upgrade with a 2-year contract.  This clamshell phone is available in two colors, purple and burgundy, and supports Nextel Direct Connect, Call Alert, Group Connect, Direct Talk, Direct Send, NextMail and International [...]

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Sprint becomes the Provider of Choice for Law Enforcement

The Police, Fire Department and other emergency first responders depend on accurate and reliable emergency communications.  It should come as no surprise that with Nextel Direct Connect, Sprint has been able to corner the market in public safety operations.  During October 3-7 in Denver, thousands of police chiefs and emergency preparedness professionals looking for new [...]

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Will Deutsche Telekom make a bid for Sprint Nextel in the coming weeks?

Earlier this week the joint venture between Orange UK and T-mobile UK was announced but it seems that Deutsche Telekom has its eyes set on even bigger goals according to Telegraph.  The company is apparently planning to place a bid on Sprint Nextel in the coming weeks.  We’ve been hearing rumors that Deutsche Telekom might [...]

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Sprint announces the affordable Nextel Direct Connect Motorola Clutch i465

Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced Motorola® ClutchTM i465 will be available this summer, in all Sprint sales channels, including Sprint stores, www.sprint.com/nexteldirectconnect and 1-800-Nextel-9 for $39.99 with a new two-year service agreement, $20 instant rebate and $50 mail-in rebate (excluding taxes).
Customers can register for [...]

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Sprint Receives Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award for Unified Communications Enablement

On June 16, Sprint (NYSE:S) received a Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award in the category of Business Service Innovation – Unified Services Enablement specific to how Sprint enables Unified Communications (UC). The Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards are designed to honor innovative projects involving telecoms operators and service providers around the world, in association with [...]

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Sprint Nextel plans to drop iDEN in parts of the Midwest

The days of hearing ‘chirp, chirp’ will soon be coming to an end in some Midwestern States on the Sprint Nextel network according to a Sprint Press Release.  Sprint has made a public announcement that they are in the process of finding a buyer for iDEN assets in parts of Illinois, Michigan and Nebraska.  The [...]

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Motorola i9 arrives with Official Press Shots

The Motorola i9 is back and at it again after a bit of a dry spell in the news department since live shots were first released in October.  The i9 mixes the style of the RAZR and ROKR and now with the official press photos leaked it looks like a release date is coming soon. [...]

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Layoffs coming to Sprint Nextel after VSP fails

It looks like the Voluntary Separation Program (VSP) Sprint Nextel put into place is not doing as well as the carrier initially hoped.  To their surprise many of the employees did not want to give up their jobs and for good reason, the current economic conditions and unemployment rates are the guiding influence in the [...]

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Sprint’s President of CDMA network division, John Garcia, Resigns

Sprint Nextel has lost another senior director as the President of the CDMA network division, John Garcia resigned suddenly on Friday. Keith Cowan, currently Sprint’s President of strategy and corporate development, will take over Garcia’s duties until a permanent replacement can be found.  The company declined to explain the reasons for his sudden departure.
Garcia was [...]

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