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David Twiddy
Sprint to join rivals in cutting termination fees
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 21, 2008 - 7:35pmLast updated: October 21, 2008 - 7:35pm
Following its rivals, Sprint Nextel will soon begin trimming the fees customers face for canceling their cell phone service early. Chief Executive Dan Hesse said Tuesday that Sprint could start lowering the early termination fees as soon as December, once the company updates its billing software.
Illinois Supreme Court refuses to hear Sprint appeal in Nextel fight with affiliate
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 24, 2008 - 9:31pmLast updated: September 25, 2008 - 8:14am
The Illinois Supreme Court has dealt Sprint Nextel Corp. another setback in its fight with affiliate iPCS Inc. over the Nextel network. The court on Wednesday refused to hear Sprint's appeal of a March ruling by the Appellate Court of Illinois that would require Overland Park, Kan.-based Sprint to dismantle its Nextel network in regions of the Midwest.
Embarq provides more details on Web tracking test
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 24, 2008 - 8:19pmLast updated: July 25, 2008 - 4:08pm
In a new report to Congress, Embarq is revealing more about its program that tracked Internet subscribers' Web-surfing habits for advertising purposes. The company performed the test on 26,000 customers in Gardner (KS) because it was Embarq's smallest market and near qualified technicians.
FCC lifts Sprint deadline to swap some channels
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 20, 2008 - 7:56amThe Federal Communications Commission on Thursday agreed to give Sprint Nextel more time to swap some wireless spectrum frequencies with public safety agencies. Sprint was facing a June 26 deadline to vacate channels that its Nextel wireless network uses in the 800 MHz band.
