Sprint Nextel

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Sprint Nextel Corporation offers a range of wireless and wireline communications services to consumers, businesses, and government users in the United States and internationally. The company’s Wireless segment provides an array of wireless mobile voice and data transmission services on networks that utilize CDMA and iDEN technologies. It offers various wireless mobile voice communications services, including basic local and long distance wireless voice services; and voicemail, call waiting, three way calling, caller identification, directory assistance, call forwarding, speakerphone, and voice-activated dialing features, as well as roaming services. This segment also offers various data communications services comprising wireless imaging; wireless data communications, such as Internet access and messaging, and email services; wireless entertainment; and asset and fleet management, dispatch services, and navigation tools. In addition, it offers walkie-talkie services, which give subscribers with iDEN-based devices the ability to communicate instantly across the continental United States and to and from Hawaii. Further, Wireless segment sells accessories, such as carrying cases, hands-free devices, batteries, and battery chargers, as well as handsets and accessories to agents and other third-party distributors for resale. In addition, it provides Sprint-branded and wholesale wireless services over its CDMA network in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and Nextel-branded post-paid and Boost Mobile-branded prepaid wireless services over its iDEN network. The Wireline segment provides a suite of wireline voice and data communications services, including domestic and international data communications using various protocols, such as multi-protocol label switching, or MPLS, technologies, as well as IP, ATM, frame relay, and managed network services and voice services. Sprint Nextel was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

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  • Michelle Sangster, Connecticut Business Development Manager

    was Contemporary Marketing Team at Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. - this month

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    was Owner/Founder at NetWurx Communications Consulting - 6 months ago

  • Herb Hunter, PS/GB Sales Manager

    was General Sales Manager at Embarq - last month

  • Steven Harvey, National Client Executive - Intel and DoD

    was Director - Army Sales at Global Crossing - 3 months ago

  • Dan Dooley, President Wireline Business Unit

    was VP International and Wireline Markets - 2 months ago

  • Michael Cooley, Vice President, Sprint.com

    was Vice President, eCommerce - 2 months ago

  • John Montross, Vice President Network Transformation Strategies

    was Vice President Managed Network Operations - 2 months ago

  • Mark Hinzman, Director, Compensation, Incentives & Recogntion

    was Regional Vice President - 2 months ago

  • Greg Jones, Vice President - Information Technology

    was Vice President - XOHM IT - 3 months ago

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