iPCS affiliate Buyout?

Sanyo77 · 12-04-2005, 11:15 PM

It was being discussed on another thread, but since their courtdate is tomorrow (Monday) anyone hearing any buyout news?

I have heard that iPCS' agreement had more specific wording about the CDMA bandwidth, so they may be left as the last affiliate standing...any truth to this?

With Nextel Partners being bought, Corporate would be competing with iPCS in many areas though....

***james2K*** · 12-12-2005, 04:38 PM

ugh, I don't know all the ins and outs of this S-N/iPCS drama except that iPCS doesn't want to buy the Nextel equipment in their markets and they don't want to be bought either. My indirect rep from iPCS thinks that the merger here will actually hurt business in legacy sprint stores, since nextel dealers outnumber sprint dealers 2:1 in grand rapids. we shall see soon enough.

Sanyo77 · 12-12-2005, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by james2k

ugh, I don't know all the ins and outs of this S-N/iPCS drama except that iPCS doesn't want to buy the Nextel equipment in their markets and they don't want to be bought either. My indirect rep from iPCS thinks that the merger here will actually hurt business in legacy sprint stores, since nextel dealers outnumber sprint dealers 2:1 in grand rapids. we shall see soon enough.

I have a manditory conferance call for all employees at 8am tomorrow...I think iPCS is about to be history...

rip · 12-12-2005, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanyo77

I have a manditory conferance call for all employees at 8am tomorrow...I think iPCS is about to be history...

Before January an agreement WILL be reached. Also considering ALL of Sprints affiliates have the option of either buying out Sprint Nextel in their markets or selling out to Sprint Nextel. And none can afford to do this, especially iPCS cannot. iPCS and Ubiquihell are next in line because of their pending lawsuits. Part of thier affiliate agreements states that if they sue Sprint then Sprint has the right to buy them out at Sprints discretion, before a court order is entered or a settlement is reached. Terms of the sale would still have to be negotiated though. This is why some of the affiliates sued Sprint, trying to force a buyout by Sprint. The whole reason for Sprint asking for a delay in the lawsuits was to figure out how much cash they would have left over after buying NPI. Both Sprint and Nextel secured more than enough credit to buy out all affliliates on both sides, before the merger. But are trying to do this without excersising those lines of credit. As I have said before, this merger WILL NOT WORK unless all affiliates are bought out, buying all of Sprints and Nextels affiliates was planned for from the begining. After the buyouts are completed things will change very rapidly. If any of you think the changes made so far are major...then you may want to sit down for whats coming next. Personally i can see some of the smaller affiliates bending over backwards to save thier necks. Wich "MAY" buy them a little bit of time, but that is it.

Ipcs_Insider · 12-13-2005, 12:12 PM

I would like to hear more about what everyone thinks is going to happen. Everyone at my store figures we will be history soon but we don't know any specifics. I am also very interested in what changes could be in store.

Floyd · 12-13-2005, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ipcs_Insider

I would like to hear more about what everyone thinks is going to happen. Everyone at my store figures we will be history soon but we don't know any specifics. I am also very interested in what changes could be in store.

The South Bend store at Ironwood and 23 has come a long ways customer service wise. Still cant wait for this to be a corporate market though

rip · 12-13-2005, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanyo77

I have a manditory conferance call for all employees at 8am tomorrow...I think iPCS is about to be history...

My fingers are crossed, I have said my prayer and rubbed my lucky rabbits foot.

Sanyo77 · 12-14-2005, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ipcs_Insider

I would like to hear more about what everyone thinks is going to happen. Everyone at my store figures we will be history soon but we don't know any specifics. I am also very interested in what changes could be in store.

I work at an Illinois store. We haven't worried about it too much because our store is good on volume, sprint would not be stupid enough to close us, the nextel place however...

I think we are going to get bought out, just rangling over $$$

renizay · 12-14-2005, 10:49 AM

i have NO idea what any of this means lol.. can someone explain? please?

rip · 12-14-2005, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by renizay

i have NO idea what any of this means lol.. can someone explain? please?

We are pondering how much longer Sprint's biggest pain in the ***** will be around. Before being bought out by Sprint Nextel.

***james2K*** · 12-15-2005, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by rip

We are pondering how much longer Sprint's biggest pain in the ***** will be around

The sooner they go the better. I get more people asking about nextel than sprint at my store. Selling nextel will buy my next sprint phone.

rip · 12-15-2005, 08:30 AM

Yeah. They have to be gone by the first of the year, since the court date was delayed until then. So Sprint Nextel and iPCS could come to an agreement. It's really a simple equation, buy or be bought.

Sanyo77 · 12-15-2005, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by renizay

i have NO idea what any of this means lol.. can someone explain? please?

Instead of selling and developing Sprint service everywhere, Sprint focused on major cities and left "fly-over country" to upstart companies that wanted to use the Sprint name and build towers in their area and sell Sprint products. Sprint gained by getting coverage in between markets (if you drive from Chicago to St. Louis, thank iPCS for getting coverage on the way there.) Most customers are corporate customers, but in between cities they are usually affiliate customers (iPCS has half a million subscribers compared to Sprints original 25 million CDMA [minus Nextel] customers.)

If the affiliate does a good job, you shouldn't even know the difference...however they don't so you do. Plans are a little difference, like no included roaming and different "area-wide" plans, including Alamosa's unlimited area-wide plan. But affiliates were the first to push sprint to offer 7pm start times and such...

Answer your question?

tfoti · 12-15-2005, 12:53 PM

From what I understand I live in a Horizon affiliate network. They merged with iPCS not too long ago. So when everything is said and done would this area now be a corporate network? And plans with such things as included roaming be available? BTW, I live in the Jamestown, NY area. It's about 70 miles south of Buffalo.

rip · 12-16-2005, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Sanyo77

I have a manditory conferance call for all employees at 8am tomorrow...I think iPCS is about to be history...

Was this conference call on this subject?

12-04-2005, 11:15 PM	#1
Sanyo77 Telephone User Join Date: Oct 9, '05 Location: USA Posts: 158 Phone: sprint Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 310	iPCS affiliate Buyout? It was being discussed on another thread, but since their courtdate is tomorrow (Monday) anyone hearing any buyout news? I have heard that iPCS' agreement had more specific wording about the CDMA bandwidth, so they may be left as the last affiliate standing...any truth to this? With Nextel Partners being bought, Corporate would be competing with iPCS in many areas though.... __________________ ...

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*james2K* Can't Decide.... Ever! Mood: Join Date: Feb 14, '05 Posts: 7,510 Phone: M900/9630/Hero Trades: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 1,074	ugh, I don't know all the ins and outs of this S-N/iPCS drama except that iPCS doesn't want to buy the Nextel equipment in their markets and they don't want to be bought either. My indirect rep from iPCS thinks that the merger here will actually hurt business in legacy sprint stores, since nextel dealers outnumber sprint dealers 2:1 in grand rapids. we shall see soon enough. __________________ 3 Lines, Virtually Unlimited for $100 (and i can use any phone i want)

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Ipcs_Insider Telegraph User Join Date: Oct 7, '05 Location: USA Posts: 15 Phone: MM-8300 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 90	I would like to hear more about what everyone thinks is going to happen. Everyone at my store figures we will be history soon but we don't know any specifics. I am also very interested in what changes could be in store.

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renizay Account Inactive Join Date: Jul 20, '05 Location: East Boston, Ma Posts: 283 Phone: Sanyo MM-9000 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 422	i have NO idea what any of this means lol.. can someone explain? please?

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rip Cordless Phone User Join Date: Mar 21, '05 Location: Michigan Posts: 883 Phone: Moto i580 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 1,417	Yeah. They have to be gone by the first of the year, since the court date was delayed until then. So Sprint Nextel and iPCS could come to an agreement. It's really a simple equation, buy or be bought.

12-15-2005, 12:53 PM	#14
tfoti Two Cans & String User Join Date: Oct 22, '05 Posts: 1 Phone: PM8200 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 12	From what I understand I live in a Horizon affiliate network. They merged with iPCS not too long ago. So when everything is said and done would this area now be a corporate network? And plans with such things as included roaming be available? BTW, I live in the Jamestown, NY area. It's about 70 miles south of Buffalo.