OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2008--Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) has named Robert H. Brust, 64, as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Brust previously served as CFO of Eastman Kodak Company and CFO of Unisys Corporation following a 31-year career with General Electric Company.
"Bob Brust is an experienced, respected financial leader with the right skills to lead...read more
Against The Odds
Sprint Nextel (S) continues to look for partners to share the cost of the WiMAX rollout, which will undoubtedly cost several billion dollars, but still has no takers.
Given the credit markets being what they are and, for all intents and purposes, a recession in place, major deals that might have been possible six months ago seem like longer shots now. The prospect of Sprint...read more
Sprint Business Customers in Kansas,...
Launch of QChat devices, available now through Sprint direct sales in two states, gives business customers more ways to get things done instantly with 'the button'
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2008--Sprint (NYSE:S) announced today the launch of two new Nextel Direct Connect(R) devices powered by Qualcomm's QChat(R) technology, the Sanyo Pro-200 and the...read more
SoundBite lands Sprint texting deal
SoundBite Communications Inc. has won approval from Sprint Nextel Corp. to deliver Free-to-End-User (FTEU) text messages on the Sprint network, the company has reported.
Companies and organizations will be able to send text messages without the recipient having to pay for the incoming text. According to company officials, SoundBite (Nasdaq: SDBT) is currently the only provider to...read more
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