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The Motley Fool December 13, 2004 Dave Mock	Sprint and Nextel: A Done Deal? Rumors are swirling that the next massive wireless merger is in the works. Current speculation is that Sprint will consume Nextel shares in exchange for 1.3 shares of its own plus some cash.
InternetNews December 16, 2004 Jim Wagner	No Static Expected in Sprint-Nextel Deal Industry watchers don't expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint Nextel merger. The two companies announced their "merger of equals" Wednesday after nearly a week of rampant speculation.
InternetNews December 15, 2004 Jim Wagner	Sprint, Nextel to Merge Sprint and Nextel have agreed to merge, to better compete with Cinglar and Verizon Wireless for voice and data customers. The new company, Sprint Nextel, will serve more than 40 million wireless subscribers.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Phil Wohl	Wireless Shakeout Alters Marketplace Even though the telecom services industry has been disappointing over the past few years, there are still many investment opportunities to be found.
InternetNews December 14, 2004 Jim Wagner	Analysts: Verizon/Sprint Deal Would Face Hurdles Analysts at investment firm Legg Mason said Tuesday any Verizon plan to acquire Sprint would face a "significant" hurdle from government regulators.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2005 Dave Mock	Sprint Nextel, Savvy Dealmaker The cell phone conglomerate buys its way out of litigation risk. Given the company's deft moves in the mergers-and-acquisition arena, affiliate shareholders counting on a premium buyout will likely be disappointed.
InternetNews December 10, 2004 Jim Wagner	Sprint, Nextel Talking Merger? Though neither side has confirmed talks, speculation abounds over the merger of the two wireless carriers.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 Dave Mock	Sprint Nextel Says "Hold, Please" The wireless carrier attempted to cast a positive light on the future as it reported first-quarter earnings that didn't exactly muster a lot of enthusiasm. Investors, take note.
InternetNews August 12, 2005 David Needle	Sprint Nextel Merger Official The combined company boasts over 44 million wireless subscribers. The company claims it produces the highest average revenue per user in the industry.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2008 Dave Mock	Deutsche Telekom and Sprint Nextel: Are You Kidding? Rumors abound that Deutsche Telekom is thinking about picking up Sprint Nextel on the cheap, with the intent to combine it with its T-Mobile USA operations and create the largest wireless carrier in the U.S.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Dave Mock	Changes Afoot at Sprint Nextel? The third largest wireless service provider is actively seeking to replace CEO Gary Forsee.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2007 Dave Mock	Sprint Nextel Sticks a Fork in Forsee Along with the announcement of CEO Forsee's departure, Sprint Nextel prepared investors for a really bad third quarter.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Dave Mock	Dueling Fools: Sprint Nextel Bear Spectrum troubles, defections, and a new CEO? It might be best for investors to look elsewhere.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 Tim Beyers	Still AT&T Wireless, for a Spell A tussle over the beleaguered wireless service provider's brand name leaves one investor uninspired.
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Roger O. Crockett	Why Sprint And Nextel Got Hitched They bought themselves enough time and size to play with the big boys -- for now. But in a telecom world ruled by the Bells, scrappy competitors like Sprint and Nextel remain underdogs. Alone or together, they still face a tough fight.
InternetNews January 12, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Learning From Sprint's Stumble Sprint Nextel's recent troubles could serve as a lesson - both good and bad - for other wireless carriers, including newly-combined AT&T and Cingular wireless.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Tim Beyers	Disconnecting AT&T Wireless The Cingular deal moves forward, but Verizon benefits from customer defections.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2004 Dave Mock	Cingular Snags AT&T Wireless Cingular Wireless nabs its rival for a cool $41 billion in cash.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 Dave Mock	Sprint Nextel Sputters Along Sprint Nextel's latest earnings report indicates that while this wireless business has been making progress toward regaining operational performance, it still needs a tune-up.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Dave Mock	Dueling Fools: Sprint Bear Rebuttal Will things will get worse before they get better for investors in this wireless giant?
InternetNews January 24, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Cingular Surges on Subscriber Rush Cingular reported that it ended 2006 with 61 million subscribers and a net income of $782 million, a 283 percent surge over 2005.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Verizon's Horizon Is Verizon's quarter good enough given fears for the future?
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Dave Mock	Top or Flop: Sprint's Midyear Update Sprint Nextel's stock isn't beaten down enough to make it an attractive turnaround play. The market has already been buying into the story over the last few months, which seems a little early, as the company still faces formidable competition.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2004 Tim Beyers	Customers Boot AT&T Wireless The beleaguered telecom leads in consumer complaints.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2011 Dan Radovsky	How Can Sprint Be Rated "Outperform"? I just have to scratch my head at analysts' ratings.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2008 Dave Mock	Sprint Nextel: More Pain, No Gain Sprint Nextel prepares investors for a bad quarter; the company preannounces subscriber losses, as well as a round of layoffs and retail shop closings aimed to cut costs.
InternetNews June 24, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Sprint Name Wins Out The telecom formed from the Sprint-Nextel merger will be called Sprint, but the Nextel name won't disappear altogether.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2007 Dave Mock	Foolish Forecast: How Now, Sprint Nextel? The wireless services provider will call in to report second-quarter earnings shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2006 Tarek Sultani	Sprinting to the Wrong Customers Despite adding 1.3 million subscribers, Sprint's income managed to fall. Investors, this company doesn't look like it will be an attractive prospect for the next few years.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2011 Gary Cassady	Trading the AT&T and T-Mobile USA Deal Make money off of the AT&T, T-Mobile deal.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Joe Magyer	Dueling Fools: Sprint Nextel Bull Should investors see Sprint's turnaround gain traction, not only would they observe rising profits and cash flows, but they'd see multiple expansion to boot.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Eric Jhonsa	Sprint Finds That Growing Up Is Hard to Do A maturing U.S. wireless market leaves the company in a tough spot.
Entrepreneur September 2003 Mike Hogan	Global Appeal Connecting the world with the push of a button: Nextel Communications' Direct Connect walkie-talkie service is doing so well that larger carriers want a piece of the premium-subscriber pie.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Dave Mock	Sprint Nextel: From Bad to Abysmal In a somber assessment of a decaying business, the company announced fourth-quarter earnings today; its operational issues have yet to reach bottom.
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Stephen H. Wildstrom	Push-to-Talk: Nextel Is Still the One to Beat For now, Verizon's version is nowhere near as good as Nextel's.
InternetNews August 22, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Sprint 'Change' Cuts COO CEO Forsee to assume duties as part of Sprint Nextel's restructuring efforts.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Joe Magyer	Dueling Fools: Sprint Bull Rebuttal Sprint may not be operating on all cylinders, but the market has clearly priced those low expectations into Sprint's shares.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Rich Smith	Can 2 Wrongs Make Cingular Right? The acquisition of AT&T Wireless by SBC Communications and BellSouth daughter Cingular Wireless may be little more than the joining of two bad cell phone companies to make one very bad cell phone company.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2004 Phil Wohl	Nextel's Walkie-Talkie Grows Up The wireless phone provider's focus on business spills over into the consumer market. Despite the fact that the company's shares have appreciated 11% in the past year, there still seems to be some more room to grow.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2007 Dave Mock	Foolish Forecast: Sprint Nextel's Spinning Wheels In advance of third quarter earnings, analysts expect wireless services provider Sprint to report a slight decline in revenue, and a larger decline in earnings.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2005 Dave Mock	Sprint, Nextel All Hooked Up It's official, and Sprint Nextel is already looking toward the wireless future. So far, the management of both organizations has a history of profitable moves for investors, and the future will likely hold more of the same.
InternetNews May 25, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Cingular, T-Mobile to Disband Joint Venture As its takeover of AT&T Wireless works through the approval process, Cingular ends its sharing pact and sells spectrum worth $2.5 billion.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Brian Grow	SBC Is Edging Onto BellSouth's Turf The SBC-AT&T deal means SBC will be competing far more aggressively for business accounts deep in BellSouth's territory.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Dave Mock	Wireless Smackdown: Comparing Carrier Churn Investors, see just how the big four U.S. carriers stack up. AT&T... Verizon Wireless... Sprint Nextel... T-Mobile USA...
InternetNews December 21, 2005 David Needle	Sprint Nextel's Affiliate Purchase is $6.5B Sprint Nextel says it will buy its largest affiliate, Nextel Partners Inc., for $6.5 billion or $28.50 a share price.
InternetNews March 18, 2010	Sprint the Latest Nexus One Carrier Sprint Nextel on Thursday announced support for Google's HTC-built smartphone Nexus One on its CDMA network.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Phil Wohl	BellSouth's Cingular Pursuit The nation's leading regional phone company is resting growth hopes on its Cingular Wireless venture. Despite the company's attractive dividend yield, the shares are missing a catalyst that would drive them off their flat trend over the last year.
InternetNews October 11, 2006 Erin Joyce	Sprint's Board Chairman to Exit Former Nextel chairman is second executive in fewer than two months to step down.
InternetNews October 25, 2005 Jim Wagner	Cable in Talks With Sprint Nextel? Cox Communications, Comcast and Time Warner are reportedly weeks away from signing a wireless phone agreement with Nextel.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Sprint's Wireless Wild Card As wireless loss widens, Wall Street expects a deal with IBM.