Sprint is close to an agreement to buy Nextel for more than $35 billion in a mostly stock deal, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday. A Sprint-Nextel merger, which would combine the No.

NEW YORK (AP) — Clearwire Corp., which operates a wireless data network, sent shareholders a letter on Monday that urges that they vote for the offer by Sprint Nextel Corp. to buy out the minority ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer urged regulators to “use extreme caution” when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan’s Softbank, saying the Japanese ...

The widely rumored transaction, announced Wednesday, would create a company called Sprint Nextel with about $40 billion in combined yearly revenue and more than 35 million wireless subscribers, ...

Sprint Nextel Inc.’s $5 billion network services agreement with Ericsson promises to boost both companies, industry observers and company officials said today. For Sprint, it will free the company to ...