Sprint Nextel (US)

Sprint Nextel is the #3 national wireless service in the US behind Cingular and Verizon, and also a leading provider of long-distance fixed line services. It was formed in 2005 following the completion of a merger between what were previously two separate but competing companies, Sprint and Nextel. It also operates separate prepaid services Boost and Virgin Mobile as well as virtual resellers. The group's local fixed line services in selected states were spun off to shareholders in 2006 as Embarq, but it still has a long distance wireline division. Despite initial hopes that the merger would allow the enlarged business to compete more effectively with its main competitors, Sprint Nextel's performance steadily declined over the following two years as customers jumped ship to other suppliers. The company is pinning its hopes on the rollout in 2010 of America's first national 4G service.

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