Sprint Affiliate Sues to Stop Merger
A fourth Sprint affiliate, Gulf Coast Wireless, is suing the company in an attempt to stop the planned merger with Nextel. Gulf Coast contends that the Sprint Nextel merger violates its contract with Sprint because Sprint would control the competing Nextel brand. Two other affiliates, Ubiqui Tel and iPCS, have also sued Sprint. US Unwired sued then settled with Sprint for $1.3 billion, part of which resolved the legal challenges. All four affiliates market and resell Sprint's services in various regions. (Source: Reuters)
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Sprint WILL not be stopped by those other carriers.......they'll just buy em out. They will be really rich. 🤣
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I work for sprint, and used to work for Ubiquitel. It has always been a goal for Ubiquitel to position themselves to be purchased within about 5-6 years anyway. Articles I have read seem to imply that Sprint forsaw these roadblocks. I think Sprint knew that they would probably have to by out the affiliates as part of the Nextel merger. That was kind of the plan for the affiliate program all along.
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Didnt work. Aug 3rd, today, was the merger between the sprint-nextel. (fcc and doj both approved)
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They still are required to settle the terms of the suit, per the justice department and FCC.
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I just hope the merger goes smoothly, and quickly. What do you all think?
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Unless they plan to sell two different networks for years to come it will not be a piece of cake. They will experience all the growing pains every other major carrier integration has faced and will stumble just as much.
You cannot plan for what has not yet occurred. No one has ever tried to merge an iDEN and CDMA network, therefore they will hit unexpected issues.
This is not a rip (as I know you will take it) on them, just a fact of engineering.
How many times did Edison get it wrong before he got it right?
You cannot plan for what has not yet occurred. No one has ever tried to merge an iDEN and CDMA network, therefore they will hit unexpected issues.
This is not a rip (as I know you will take it) on them, just a fact of engineering.
How many times did Edison get it wrong before he got it right?
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well they will operate their networks seperately.
this will be a smooth transition becuase of nextel/sprint's excellent managment core and best CTO in the land.
i would happen to edge towards Barry WEST who is the best CTO in the land then take your word for it though.
this will be a smooth transition becuase of nextel/sprint's excellent managment core and best CTO in the land.
i would happen to edge towards Barry WEST who is the best CTO in the land then take your word for it though.
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no i never said he did a cdma iden , but he is a very good CTO and will do well with the re-banding plan nextel is going through now and the integration between the two networks. as i said, i would tend to edge towards him then your assumptions becuase he has more experience then you. 🙂
anyway, its a saturday night and i dont have time to have a debate with you now. so we will continue to talk on monday. i hope you go out becuase i am.
see ya.
anyway, its a saturday night and i dont have time to have a debate with you now. so we will continue to talk on monday. i hope you go out becuase i am.
see ya.
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Well, I think you are either going back to your delusions about Nextel or just not facing reality.
No matter HOW GOOD he is, the basics of electrical and RF engineering is that when performing a NEW process you will encounter unexpected situations.
He is also not going to be on the ground doing the upgrade himself. In any team you are as good as your weakest link.
Unexpected situations happen in science, especially in engineering.
No matter HOW GOOD he is, the basics of electrical and RF engineering is that when performing a NEW process you will encounter unexpected situations.
He is also not going to be on the ground doing the upgrade himself. In any team you are as good as your weakest link.
Unexpected situations happen in science, especially in engineering.
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I guess you pick his expertise over that of the scientific method as well then.
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Your answer is "pathetic"?
Do you even know what the scientific method is and how it is applied in the area of electrical and RF engineering?
I don't think you even know what my response meant, hence why you resorted to your old standby response to anyone who makes you look a bit foolish for your stance. You aren't choosing your CTO over "me", you are choosing him over science in general. My point was completely lost on you.
Do you even know what the scientific method is and how it is applied in the area of electrical and RF engineering?
I don't think you even know what my response meant, hence why you resorted to your old standby response to anyone who makes you look a bit foolish for your stance. You aren't choosing your CTO over "me", you are choosing him over science in general. My point was completely lost on you.
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no i just feel bad for you. i will listen and trust the CTO over you. now see ya. 🙂
enough with this back and forth debate of who i will chose over. anyway see ya. no more from you. 🙂 i dont deal with stupidity. 🙂
bye. 🙂
enough with this back and forth debate of who i will chose over. anyway see ya. no more from you. 🙂 i dont deal with stupidity. 🙂
bye. 🙂
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You don't know do you? Oh my, the all seeing, super source man himself doesn't understand the concepts behind the scientific method.
Didn't do your homework in Physics class I suppose.
Didn't do your homework in Physics class I suppose.
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texaswireless said:
Unless they plan to sell two different networks for years to come it will not be a piece of cake. They will experience all the growing pains every other major carrier integration has faced and will stumble just as much.
You cannot plan for what has not yet occurred. No one has ever tried to merge an iDEN and CDMA network, therefore they will hit unexpected issues.
This is not a rip (as I know you will take it) on them, just a fact of engineering.
How many times did Edison get it wrong before he got it right?
1. sprint and nextel do intend to operate 2 seperate networks for years to come. nextel's iden will be fully functional threw 2010 and sprints will be functional for much...
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Of course they are, but those suits wont stop nextel-sprint from merging together.
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But now they have them by the short and curlies.
Sanctions can be expensive.
I think my 15 billion figure is looking more and more attainable.
Sanctions can be expensive.
I think my 15 billion figure is looking more and more attainable.
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well nextel partners has a put option, and they will get more then what is expected becuase of that situation. (i am a shareholder of partners)
i was just doing my numbers how sprint bought out US unwired per subscriber and if that is the case then your 15 billion dollar figure is not attainable. anyway, there will be 12+ billion in synergies so that will wipe that away, plus they will be a cash cow. so no worries.
i was just doing my numbers how sprint bought out US unwired per subscriber and if that is the case then your 15 billion dollar figure is not attainable. anyway, there will be 12+ billion in synergies so that will wipe that away, plus they will be a cash cow. so no worries.
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Ouch, $27 to $30 a share for Nextel Partners?
$15 billion is now looking a bit low.
That plus $35 billion (per WSJ) for the actual purchase and we are looking at over $50 billion for Nextel!
And people think Cingular paid too much for ATTWS at $41 billion.
$15 billion is now looking a bit low.
That plus $35 billion (per WSJ) for the actual purchase and we are looking at over $50 billion for Nextel!
And people think Cingular paid too much for ATTWS at $41 billion.
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