Poor reception: after Sprint and Nextel merge, customers and executives leave; combining wireless giants multiplies their problems as they slip behind rivals; CEO sees long-term gains
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Since last year's merger of telecommunications companies Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc., key staff have left, and many cellphone customers have switched to rival companies. However, CEO Gary Forsee believes that the company is on the road to long-term growth, despite its recent difficulties.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
Marketing procedures, Cellular Mobile Radio Services, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Telephone Communication, Executive changes & profiles, United States, Officials and employees, Company acquisition/merger, Cellular telephone services industry, Cellular telephone services, Communications industry, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Corp., Wireless telecommunications service, Customer relations, Forsee, Gary
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
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China Mobile plans to buy eight provincial networks
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China Mobile Ltd. is planning to acquire up to eight provincial mobile networks in China. The US$10 billion to US$14 billion deal entails networks in Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, and Shanxi.
Publisher: Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Europe)
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
China, Mobile Radio Services, Telecommunications systems, Wireless communications services, China Mobile Ltd.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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Subjects list: Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry
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