Sprint-Nextel

Is Sprint Stopping Aid from Reaching Haiti?

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:59:34 -0400

Full article: SavetheInternet.com
Joshua Levy
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, Catholic Relief Services saw an opportunity to raise money by using a "text to call" application. But Sprint Nextel got in the way, and three days after Catholic Relief Services launched its application, the carrier demanded that it be shut down. The FCC should step in and investigate Sprint's actions.

FCC Must Stop Telecom Carriers From Acting Like 'Medieval Barons'

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:30:59 -0400

Full article: MediaPost
Wendy Davis
The digital rights groups Free Press and Public Knowledge have reiterated a request that the FCC establish new regulations governing text messaging.

Groups Call for FCC Action in Text Disputes

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:29:56 -0400

Full article: Congress Daily
Juliana Gruenwald
Public interest groups renewed their calls for the FCC to clarify rules related to text messaging and short codes, saying a new dispute between Sprint and Catholic Relief Services over mobile giving for Haiti highlights the need for some legal clarity.

Sprint Shutdown of Haiti Relief Effort Shows FCC Needs to Protect Text Messaging

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:01:25 -0400

Full article: Free Press and Public Knowledge
Two leading public interest groups renewed their call for the FCC to safeguard text messaging after they revealed that Sprint will shut down a fundraising campaign aimed at helping earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Catholic Charity and Sprint Tangle Over Texting

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:59:47 -0400

Full article: New York Times
John Schwartz
The Catholic Relief Services and Sprint-Nextel donation via text message tangle underscores a problem that public interest groups asked the FCC to address more than two years ago: the hazy legal status of text messages, which are controlled by telephone companies without any real government oversight.

Clearwire to Sell WiMax under 'Clear' Brand

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:01:41 -0500

Full article: Associated Press
David Twiddy
Clearwire said it will sell its wireless broadband services under the brand name Clear, eventually replacing the Xohm brand that partner Sprint Nextel has used since September. WiMax technology can cover an entire city and offer faster data speeds than most current cellular broadband networks.

Clearwire-Sprint Make It Official, Pave Way for WiMax Rollout

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:57:31 -0500

Full article: ZDNet
Sam Diaz
A mobile WiMax service, called Clear, will soon be here, now that Clearwire and Sprint-Nextel have completed a $14.5 billion joint-venture deal that was announced in May. The new company formed by the deal will create a 4G nationwide broadband wireless network.

Reserving Judgment on Sprint/Clearwire/Google/Intel/ForcesofDarkness Deal

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:42:10 -0400

Full article: Wet Machine

Adelstein Comments on Sprint-Clearwire Venture

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:36:23 -0400

Full article: Federal Communications Commission

Is the New Sprint-Clearwire Venture Doomed to Failure?

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:33:13 -0400

Full article: CNet
Marguerite Reardon