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73%
agree
93 votes
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Spinoff opportunity |
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100%
agree
15 votes
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Simply The Best... |
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77%
agree
9 votes
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iDEN capacity constraints to be resolved |
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54%
agree
71 votes
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Sprint Nextel feeling the pain |
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57%
agree
33 votes
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Sprint Nextel turnaround less likely |
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56%
agree
32 votes
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Weak customer base that is leaving in droves |
May 18, 2013
Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) is a telecommunications company, offering both wireless and wireline products and services under the Sprint umbrella brand, which consists of Sprint, Nextel, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Assurance Wireless sub-brands. Sprint's business is organized into several segments--wireless, wireline, network infrastructure, CMDA network, and iDEN network. In fiscal year 2010, Sprint reported revenues of $32.6 billion and net loss of ($3.5) billion.
As of late, Sprint Nextel has sought strategic partnerships and acquisitions to compete with AT&T and Verizon Wireless. In the past two years, Sprint has partnered with Ericsson, Virgin Mobile, and IPCS in order to reduce costs and leverage revenue synergies from expanded subscriber networks.
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) - Business Overview
- Business Segments
- Wireless (88% of operating revenue in FY2010[1])
- Wireline (12% of operating revenue in FY2010[1])
- Network Infrastructure
- CDMA Network
- iDEN Network
- Trends and Forces
- Slow Growth in a Maturing Market
- Subprime Credit Customers are Vulnerable to Economic Downturns
- 4G Network
- A Highly Regulated Environment
- Competition
- References
