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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp (S.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) on Thursday shrugged off market concerns that it was having difficulties selling its iDen wireless network, saying it had multiple options. Sprint has been considering a sale of the iDen network, an asset it ...
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Sprint Biding Time on Possible iDEN Network Sale
Phone Scoop - Latest News —
... Biding Time on Possible iDEN Network Sale posted Today, 2:34 PM by Eric M. Zeman In a recent interview, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse reiterated that the company is waiting for the right offer on its iDEN network. The company had indicated earlier this year that it might sell the iDEN network, but so far, the right opportunity has not presented itself. Hesse said that if a good offer comes along, Sprint will seriously consider it. If not, it will hold onto the iDEN network indefinitely. more info at Reuters ...
Multiple options open for Sprint iDEN network
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On Tuesday, Sprint Nextel Corp pushed aside market concerns that the Corp was suffering difficulties selling its iDEN wireless network, and Sprint Nextel Corp stated it had multiple options.
Dan Hesse, Sprint’s Chief Executive, spoke to a Goldman Sachs conference, saying: “We don’t have to do this. If we get an offer that’s compelling and delivering and all sorts of other things, we’ll absolutely consider it. If we don’t, we’ll hold on to it. It’s a valuable asset.”
Sprint has been looking at selling the iDEN network, which is an asset purchased via the acquisition of Nextel back in 05, however it has struggled to ...
Sprint still looking to sell iDEN network
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
With Sprint’s EVDO Rev. A-based QChat push-to-talk service eating in to its iDEN network’s instant PTT communications strength, it would make sense to offload the iDEN that they inherited with the acquisition of Nextel in 2005. And, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse confirmed today that the company is still looking to sell the iDEN network, pending an attractive offer.
“We don’t have to do this. If we get an offer that’s compelling and delivering and all sorts of other things, we’ll absolutely consider it. If we don’t, we’ll hold on to it. It’s a valuable asset,” Sprint Chief Executive Dan Hesse told a Goldman ...
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