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Nextel provided digital, wireless communications services, originally focusing on the fleet and dispatch customers, but later marketed to all potential wireless customers. Nextel's network operated in the 800-MHz Specialized Mobile Radio band and used iDEN technology developed by Motorola. Nextel's iDEN network offered a then unique push-to ...
The following companies were formerly owned by Embarq, acquired in 2009, and formerly owned by Sprint Nextel or United Telephone until 2006. Centel companies are also included, which was purchased by Sprint in 1993. Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company (North Carolina) Central Telephone Company (Nevada, North Carolina)
In November 1995, the company began to offer wireless service under the Sprint Spectrum brand in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. [44] This was the first commercial Personal Communications Service (PCS) network in the United States. [44] Although the Sprint PCS service was CDMA, the original Washington-area network used GSM. [44]
What a week for Sprint Nextel (NYS: S) and its shareholders. The announcement on Oct. 15 that cellular behemoth Softbank of Japan will acquire a 70% stake in Sprint, providing much-needed support ...
CenturyLink of Florida, Inc. is a telephone operating company providing local telephone services in Florida owned by Lumen Technologies. The company was established in 1925, later changing its name to United Telephone Company of Florida upon expansion of the United Telephone System.
In 1993, Sprint merged with Centel, [8] which allowed Sprint to provide local service in a total of 18 states and put them back in the wireless business. In late 1994 and early 1995, Sprint via Sprint Spectrum (a joint venture between Sprint and several cable companies) acquired near nationwide PCS spectrum.
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The Sprint brand was officially amalgamated into T-Mobile on August 2, 2020. No new customers will be accepted to the Sprint network or plans going forward, and current Sprint customers can walk into almost any T-Mobile store (and vice versa) to be helped. Customer service and websites were also integrated this day as well.