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Moody’s Downgrade Highlights Sprint’s Finance Issues (S, AAPL, CLWR)

Posted: October 14, 2011 at 2:40 pm

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) just can't catch a break.  Even getting the iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to be a real problem for Sprint.  Dan Hesse ...
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Sprint Does Not Deserve More Money

Posted: October 10, 2011 at 6:25 am

Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) does not deserve the money it soon will request from Wall St. The company caused consternation among investors last week when its management said the firm would ...
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Sprint Debunks iPhone Losses, LTE Move To Open Network Plan (S, AAPL, QCOM, CLWR, T, VZ)

Posted: October 7, 2011 at 10:19 am

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) had been taking heat this week for what many have called an overpaying or losing money to carry the new iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Is RIM Really Takeover Bait? (RIMM, VOD, MSFT, NOK)

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 11:01 am

Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is surging today after a news report has turned into the rumor mill, and you can guess the rumor: a buyout.  The Independent out ...
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Apple Plays for 2012

Posted: October 5, 2011 at 6:34 am

The launch of the new iPhone disappointed Wall St. But Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) decision not to significantly upgrade the smartphone is a signal that it believes the first half ...
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How The iPhone May Be Bad For Sprint (S, AAPL, T, VZ, VOD)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 3:54 pm

The many problems facing Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) are nearly enough to sink the company without any more help.  A shrinking subscriber base, an expensive network upgrade, operating losses, ...
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Comcast Brings New Competition Into Towers Space (CMCSA, AMT, CCI, SBAC)

Posted: September 29, 2011 at 10:02 am

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has formed a new portfolio company out of its Comcast Ventures unit that will own and operate telecommunications towers throughout the United States.  The company is ...
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T-Mobile Merger Not Dead Yet (T, DTEGY, S, VZ, VOD, LEAP, PCS)

Posted: September 1, 2011 at 9:02 am

Yesterday's filing by the US Department of Justice in the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T (NYST: T) and T-Mobile may be, in the words of Winston Churchill, just "the ...
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RIM’s Death March Continues with OEMs & Consumers (RIMM, AAPL, GOOG, MMI, MSFT, S, T, VZ)

Posted: August 30, 2011 at 1:01 pm

comScore has just released its smartphone market share and the data continues to support an exodus away from the Blackberry from Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM).  RIM phones as ...
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More 4G Smartphones Flood the Market

Posted: August 30, 2011 at 6:36 am

LG, the third largest handset maker in the world, is about to release its new 4G-enabled Thrill. It will be marketed by AT&T (NYSE: T). The Thrill is another in ...
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Sprint May Finally Get the iPhone (S, AAPL, RIMM, T, VZ)

Posted: August 23, 2011 at 3:38 pm

If there is one thing that we have been wondering about time after time, it is this: WHEN WILL SPRINT SELL THE IPHONE???  Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is reportedly ...
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Can Clearwire Really Be Acquired? It’s Complicated (S, CLWR, CMCSA, TWC, T, VZ, CVC, AAPL, RIMM, GOOG)

Posted: August 19, 2011 at 8:10 am

There is an interesting notion this morning regarding the fate of the real 4G in America and it is both fascinating and complicated.  A report from Bloomberg this morning is ...
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Google, Apple Gain Shares of SmartPhone Market (GOOG, AAPL, RIMM, MSFT, NOK, SCOR, MMI, SSNLF)

Posted: August 4, 2011 at 4:01 pm

The Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is the leading platform smartphone platform in among 78.5 million US smartphone owners. The iOS operating system that powers the iPhone ...
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MetroPCS Dials the Wrong Number, All Cellular Carriers Beware (PCS, LEAP, VZ, T, AAPL, S, AMX)

Posted: August 2, 2011 at 11:40 am

Pre-paid wireless provider MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) reported earnings and revenues this morning that did not live up to expectations, pushing the shares down -28% in the first half-hour ...
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Sprint: The Worst Has Not Yet Been Seen (S, T, VZ, LEAP, PCS, AAPL, CLWR)

Posted: July 29, 2011 at 11:27 am

The intensely competitive wireless sector showed some additional blood-letting this week when Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) announced second-quarter earnings.  The shares closed down 16% at $4.34 after being down ...
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