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What Lies Ahead For Sprint As T-Mobile Merger Falls Through?
T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) and Sprint (NYSE:S) officially called off their merger talks last weekend after they were unable to reach mutually agreeable terms, as Sprint’s parent company Softbank was apparently reluctant to give up control ove...
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Cost Cutting, Subscriber Gains Drive Sprint’s Q2 Results
Sprint (NYSE:S) published its Q2 2017 results on Wednesday, October 25, reporting a stronger than expected set of earnings driven by its recent postpaid and prepaid phone subscriber gains and aggressive cost-cutting. The carrier did not conduct ...
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Sprint Q2 Preview: Cost Cutting And Recent Postpaid Phone Adds To Drive Results
Sprint (NYSE:S) is expected to publish its Q2 FY’17 results over the next few days. During Q1, the company posted its first quarterly net profit in about three years, driven by aggressive cost-cutting and it’s possible that continued...
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The T-Mobile Sprint Merger Could Face Significant Regulatory Hurdles
The T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) and Sprint (NYSE:S) merger appears to be on track, with Nikkei reporting that Sprint’s parent company Softbank has reached a broad agreement to merge Sprint with T-Mobile U.S., while noting that a deal could b...
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Will The T-Mobile – Sprint Merger Finally Come to Fruition?
The rumored T-Mobile and Sprint merger may be back on track, with Reuters reporting that the two companies are now close to reaching “tentative terms” on a deal that could be announced by the end of October. Reuters reports that Sprint shareholde...
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Carriers Could Be More Cautious About Promos For iPhone 8
The launch of a new iPhone typically sees a flurry of promotional activity in the U.S. wireless industry, as carriers offer aggressive promotions to court lucrative postpaid phone subscribers. The launch of Apple’s tenth-anniversary iPhone...
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Cost Cutting Helps Drive Sprint Back To Profitability
Sprint (NYSE:S), the smallest of the four U.S. nationwide wireless carriers, published its Q1 fiscal 2017 earnings on Tuesday, August 1, reporting its first quarterly net profit in about three years, driven by aggressive cost cutting. While reve...
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Sprint’s Postpaid Adds In Focus As Competition And Promotions Mount
Sprint (NYSE:S), the smallest of the four nationwide U.S. wireless carriers, is expected to publish its fiscal Q1 results on August 1, reporting on a quarter that saw relatively intense competitive activity in the U.S. wireless market. While we ...
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Charter And Comcast Court Sprint, But T-Mobile Remains Its Best Bet
The Wall Street Journal reports that cable behemoths Charter Communications and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), have entered into exclusive talks with Sprint (NYSE:S) to discuss plans to offer wireless services, putting Sprint’s merger talks with...
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U.S. Wireless Price Wars Are Making A Big Impact
While the U.S. wireless industry has witnessed a shake-up over the last three years, as carriers migrated away from the contract model to equipment installment plans, the real pricing benefits have really just started to be felt by customers over...
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Is Sprint Going Too Far To Win Over Subscribers With Free Service?
Sprint (NYSE:S) is running one of its most aggressive promotional plans we’ve seen thus far in the U.S. wireless market, offering Verizon subscribers who switch to its network a full free year of unlimited voice and data service for up to five l...
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T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Prospects: What Has Changed Since 2014?
According to a report from Bloomberg last week, Sprint (NYSE:S) has entered into informal merger talks with T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS), in a move that could shake up the fiercely competitive U.S. wireless market. The talks, which are apparently in...
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Why Cable Companies Are Still Interested In The Cutthroat Wireless Market
Cable and pay TV operators have expressed increasing interest in the wireless market in recent years. For instance, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) intends to launch an MVNO service in partnership with Verizon (NYSE:VZ), while picking up some spectrum in...
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Sprint’s Q4 Takeaways: Will The Magic Box Strategy Work?
Sprint (NYSE:S), the smallest of the four U.S. nationwide carriers, published a relatively mixed set of Q4’16 results on May 3 . While the carrier posted a slightly wider-than-expected loss amid a relatively lackluster postpaid phone performance...
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Sprint Q4 Preview: Losses Likely To Narrow, But How Will The Postpaid Business Fare?
Sprint (NYSE:S), the smallest of the four U.S. nationwide carriers, is expected to publish its Q4’16 results on May 3, reporting on a quarter that saw quite a lot of competitive activity in the U.S. wireless market. We expect Sprint’...
