Sprint Lightens its Load

Stacey Higginbotham | Friday, January 18, 2008 | 9:47 AM PT | 4 comments

Sprint told Wall Street today that it plans to cut 4,000 jobs and close 125 stores — and Wall Street, despite having been warned, was decidedly unimpressed. Stay tuned for Sprint’s Feb. 28 earnings call to hear more about its WiMax network and Xohmwho knows what else?

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January 24th, 2008
10:23 AM PT

[...] Higginbotham, Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 10:23 AM PT Comments (0) Sprint’s loss has certainly been AT&T’s gain. The San Antonio, Texas-based carrier reported its [...]

January 24th, 2008
2:00 PM PT

[...] reaching into a coat pocket, the beleaguered wireless carrier probably sees patent litigation as easier than its corporate [...]

February 21st, 2008
1:34 PM PT

[...] Malik, Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 1:28 PM PT Comments (0) It is still not clear what is going to happen to Xohm, Sprint’s planned WiMAX service. Will it be put on ice or will it become part of a [...]

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January 18th, 2008
11:06 AM PT
GeraldZ said:

I’m still bullish on Sprint and WiMax. Ten years down the road everything will ride on a wireless broadband backbone.

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