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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.
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 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.
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 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 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.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	What Next, Sprint Nextel? The rumors are true: Sprint Nextel will form the No. 3 wireless company. For now, investors are on hold as we see how the next stages of consolidation unfold.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 May 1, 2007 Dave Mock	Foolish Forecast: Sprint Nextel's Turnaround Attempt The wireless services provider is set to report its first-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 April 2, 2008 Dave Mock	Can Instinct Save Sprint Nextel? Can a new touchscreen Samsung phone called Instinct can help Sprint Nextel pull out of its funk and stem the flow of customers to competitors AT&T and Verizon Wireless?
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 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 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.
InternetNews July 11, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Sprint Pays $1.3B For US Unwired Sprint will pay $1.3 billion in cash for wireless reseller U.S. Unwired, a move that erases a legal challenge to Sprint's pending merger with Nextel.
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 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.
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?
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 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 November 21, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Sprint Nextel Pays $4B For Affiliate Buying Alamosa Holding Co. brings 1.5 million customers directly under Sprint's control and ends a lawsuit.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010	Is Sprint a Value Investor's Dream? Last week Sprint released earnings, and the story was the same as usual: high cash flow while customers slowly bled away.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Dave Mock	Sprint Out of the Race Early The government snubs Sprint on communications contracts. Investors, take note.
InternetNews November 2, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Sprint Turns 'Quadruple Play' With Cable The nation's largest cable companies are forming a joint venture with Sprint Nextel to better compete against Baby Bells and satellite companies.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2008 Dave Mock	An Old Flame Rekindled? Rumors that Sprint and Clearwire may be reuniting for purposes of WiMAX have investors feeling good.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2010 Anders Bylund	Who Controls Verizon Wireless? Verizon can go simple or big with its wireless operations. So what will it be?
InternetNews August 4, 2005 Roy Mark	Feds Bless Sprint-Nextel Merger The FCC will require the merged company to offer advanced wireless broadband services within four years.
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.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2007 Dave Mock	More Boo-Hoo From AlcaLu Only weeks after issuing its third profit warning this year, rumors are circulating that telecom equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent may be getting the cold shoulder from customer AT&T.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Dave Mock	Wireless Smackdown: Comparing Carriers' ARPU Investors, to fight declining revenue trend, wireless carriers are looking for new ways to leverage networks to boost consumer spending on new services. One commonly used metric, ARPU captures how effectively a company markets and sells services to its base of subscribers.
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 March 2, 2005 Roy Mark	Telecom Mergers Get House Nod Top House leaders say the proposed Verizon-MCI and SBC-AT&T mergers are moving telecom, Internet in the right direction.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2008 Dave Mock	Sprinting Out of a Jam Struggling carrier Sprint Nextel is speeding ahead with its next-generation broadband wireless initiative called Xohm.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Sprint Untangles Unwired Knot By spending $1.3 billion to buy out US Unwired, Sprint may be saving its $35 billion Nextel deal. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2004 Phil Wohl	Telecom Making a Comeback? There might be signs of life in the industry after all. Positioning is key in any industry, but it is especially applicable for the telecom players. These companies have spent years trying to step out of quicksand and onto some terra firma.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2011 Dan Radovsky	If the AT&T Merger Is Doomed, What Then? Could Sprint survive even if the merger is stopped?
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 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.
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Alltel: Expecting A Call? Now that Sprint has agreed to buy Nextel, one outfit wired as the next takeover, some say, is Alltel, a Little Rock provider of telecom services, mainly in small towns and rural markets.