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Sprint Lays Off 8,000 People
mobilewhack.com - 1/27/2009
Sprint Lays Off 8,000 People
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In case you thought you are still working for Sprint, we have some potentially bad news for you. You might be one of those 8,000 people the company is laying off. That will save Sprint about $1.2 billion and you will have to go get a new job. The details ...
Sprint Pricing
nextelonline.nextel.com - 1/22/2009
Sprint Pricing
— nextelonline.nextel.com — Treo sale (more) Sprint Pricing

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bestbuy.com - 1/26/2009
Sprint - Palm Treo Pro 850 Cell Phone - Black - PTR850HK
— bestbuy.com — Operates with wireless technology on GSM/GPRS 900/1800 networks Built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b network for Internet capability for connecting to your computer. TFT-LCD color touch screen display With 320 x 320 resolution makes navigation of features a breeze. ... (more) Sprint - Palm Treo Pro 850 Cell Phone - Black - PTR850HK

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mediacenter.motorola.com - 2/2/2009
Motorola Media Center
— mediacenter.motorola.com — Libertyville, Ill., Overland Park, Kan. and Irvine, Calif. – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), Sprint (NYSE: S) and Boost Mobile have teamed up to announce the upcoming availability of Motorola Stature i9, the thinnest flip phone in the Nextel Direct ... (more) Motorola Media Center

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Mobilewhack.com — Today on Mobilewhack.com Author: Paul B 26 Jan Cell Phone Manufacturers Report Losses Pink Sony Ericsson W350 Ready for Valentine’s Day 10-Inch Acer Aspire One to Arrive in February Sprint Lays Off 8,000 People RIM’s CEO Tells Everyone to Deal with Buggy Smartphones Sony Ericsson F305 Spotted Under Hello Kitty Case Sony Brings Color to PSP 3G MicroCell Is AT&T’s Femtocell Version Dell Latitude XT2 Tablet PC Philips Lays Off 6,000 Workers Corebook Computers Carries us to the Future of Mobile Computing ...

Sprint to dump 8000 employees to save $1.2 billion
Phones Review — ... expected to save Sprint roughly $1.2 billion; the unfortunate thing is the 8,000 will now be unemployed and have to seek new employment which as everyone and their uncle seems to be dropping staff is going to be hard going. Details of Sprint’s layoff haven’t been made public as yet but apparently the staff dump will affect all levels within the company and across various locations. Furthermore, Sprint intends to freeze any pay increases to affect more savings. Source – mobilewhack ...

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