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  1. #1
    Ski
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  2. #2

    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    On 9 Sep 2003 02:54:53 GMT, Ski <[email protected]> wrote:

    >http://www.aspnews.com/news/article/...594431,00.html


    That's not Sprint PCS, that's an affiliate.




  3. #3
    Dan W.
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here


    This whole Sprint affiliate battle is going to be interesting. It could
    either make or break Sprint. If the courts rule in Sprints favor, they
    could bail out their busted affiliates and end up owning more of their
    own network at pennies on the dollar. However if courts rule against
    Sprint, it could be the final straw in their already financially
    troubled situation.

    I'm just speculating here, but i'm thinking if things get bad for Sprint
    that would make them ripe for an obvious takover. Not by Verizon, but
    by the rich step-child hiding in the corner.

    Nextel.....


    --
    Dan W.
    North Texas
    hominid7 "AT" hotmail "DOT" com
    Provider: ATTWS-TDMA



    [email protected] wrote in article
    <[email protected]>:
    > On 9 Sep 2003 02:54:53 GMT, Ski <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >http://www.aspnews.com/news/article/...594431,00.html

    >
    > That's not Sprint PCS, that's an affiliate.
    >


    [posted via phonescoop.com]



  4. #4
    Phillipe .
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    In article <[email protected]>,
    [email protected] (Dan W.) wrote:

    >
    > This whole Sprint affiliate battle is going to be interesting. It could
    > either make or break Sprint. If the courts rule in Sprints favor, they
    > could bail out their busted affiliates and end up owning more of their
    > own network at pennies on the dollar. However if courts rule against
    > Sprint, it could be the final straw in their already financially
    > troubled situation.
    >
    > I'm just speculating here, but i'm thinking if things get bad for Sprint
    > that would make them ripe for an obvious takover. Not by Verizon, but
    > by the rich step-child hiding in the corner.


    Could take years to settle however, and by then economics may have
    changed one way or the other.

    Analgous case going on now with Marriott and some of their afilliates.



  5. #5
    SprintPCS Tech
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here



    [email protected] (Dan W.) wrote in article
    <[email protected]>:
    >
    > This whole Sprint affiliate battle is going to be interesting. It could
    > either make or break Sprint. If the courts rule in Sprints favor, they
    > could bail out their busted affiliates and end up owning more of their
    > own network at pennies on the dollar. However if courts rule against
    > Sprint, it could be the final straw in their already financially
    > troubled situation.
    >
    > I'm just speculating here, but i'm thinking if things get bad for Sprint
    > that would make them ripe for an obvious takover. Not by Verizon, but
    > by the rich step-child hiding in the corner.
    >
    > Nextel.....
    >
    >


    Not Nextel. Sprint PCS has already bailed them out with their paten
    renewal last year (or the year ago?) and Nextel would have nothing to
    gain.

    Verizon would be the #1 suspect for a takeover, but I doubt the FCC
    would allow it, it would make them too big and powerful.

    I can see Sprint PCS merginv with some of the better off affiliates, I'm
    pretty sure the FCC would allow that and would help out all parties
    involved.

    [posted via phonescoop.com]



  6. #6
    Dan W.
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here



    "Phillipe ." <[email protected]> wrote in article
    <[email protected]>:
    > Could take years to settle however, and by then economics may have
    > changed one way or the other.


    You are certainly right about that. A year ago this time i would have
    bet good money we would have already seen a major merger by now, but as
    of yet no merger and the rumors seem to have died down about impending
    mergers.

    [posted via phonescoop.com]



  7. #7
    David W. Studeman
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    Ski wrote:

    > http://www.aspnews.com/news/article/...594431,00.html


    It is *****ed Bankruptcy not Bankrupcy.





    Dave
    *****ing Police



  8. #8
    Carl.
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    "David W. Studeman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Ski wrote:
    >
    > > http://www.aspnews.com/news/article/...594431,00.html

    >
    > It is *****ed Bankruptcy not Bankrupcy.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > Dave
    > *****ing Police


    Ski *****ed it "bankrupsy," not "bankrupcy."

    Carl.
    Quoting Police


    ---
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    John R. Copeland
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    LOL!
    ---JRC---
    Humor police :-)

    "Carl." <[email protected]> wrote in message =
    news:[email protected]...
    > "David W. Studeman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Ski wrote:
    > >
    > > > http://www.aspnews.com/news/article/...594431,00.html

    > >
    > > It is *****ed Bankruptcy not Bankrupcy.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Dave
    > > *****ing Police

    >=20
    > Ski *****ed it "bankrupsy," not "bankrupcy."
    >=20
    > Carl.
    > Quoting Police
    >=20
    >=20
    >




  10. #10
    P. Reality
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    In article <[email protected]>,
    "John R. Copeland" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > http://www.aspnews.com/news/article/0,,4191 1594431,00.html


    Apparently bankrupsy is an alternate allowed *****iung in the UK for
    bankrupcy.



  11. #11
    Juan Pablo
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    Nextel's IDEN digital network is completely and technically
    not compatible with Sprint's, nor anyone elses CDMA, GSM,
    or TDMA network.
    For them to acquire Sprint or anyone else, for that matter,
    would entail billions of dollars for network conversions.

    Nextel isn't THAT rich. ---John
    --------------------------------------
    On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 14:42:48 -0000, [email protected]
    (Dan W.) wrote:

    >
    >This whole Sprint affiliate battle is going to be interesting. It could
    >either make or break Sprint. If the courts rule in Sprints favor, they
    >could bail out their busted affiliates and end up owning more of their
    >own network at pennies on the dollar. However if courts rule against
    >Sprint, it could be the final straw in their already financially
    >troubled situation.
    >
    >I'm just speculating here, but i'm thinking if things get bad for Sprint
    >that would make them ripe for an obvious takover. Not by Verizon, but
    >by the rich step-child hiding in the corner.
    >
    >Nextel.....





  12. #12
    Scott Stephenson
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    Juan Pablo wrote:
    > Nextel's IDEN digital network is completely and technically
    > not compatible with Sprint's, nor anyone elses CDMA, GSM,
    > or TDMA network.
    > For them to acquire Sprint or anyone else, for that matter,
    > would entail billions of dollars for network conversions.
    >
    > Nextel isn't THAT rich. ---John


    But they have made some deals that might make this all a reality.
    Remember the deal with Qualcomm that gave Nextel exclusive rights to
    Qualcomm's CDMA Push-To-Talk technology? Mighty strange thing for a
    company to do if they weren't thinking of a platform switch.




  13. #13
    PHil_Real
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    In article <[email protected]>,
    Juan Pablo <jpsmail2(DELETE THIS SECTION)@earthlink.net> wrote:

    > Nextel's IDEN digital network is completely and technically
    > not compatible with Sprint's, nor anyone elses CDMA, GSM,
    > or TDMA network.
    > For them to acquire Sprint or anyone else, for that matter,
    > would entail billions of dollars for network conversions.
    >
    > Nextel isn't THAT rich. ---John


    Very simple really. You just keep running Sprint as separate entity for
    a couple of yeras, meanwhile get Motorola to make you a dual mode phone
    - IDEN-CDMA; in the same way that AT&T is now deploying dual mode
    TDMA-GSM phones.

    Since no one else has a 1900MHz CDMA Network, any one that wants to buy
    SprintPCS would have to use that sort of strategy.



  14. #14
    Dan W.
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    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    Nextels going to have to switch their network no matter what they do.
    They will either go the CDMA route or the GSM route. It's not a
    question of "if" it's a question on "when".

    --
    Dan W.
    North Texas
    hominid7 "AT" hotmail "DOT" com
    Provider: ATTWS-TDMA



    Juan Pablo <jpsmail2(DELETE THIS SECTION)@earthlink.net> wrote in
    article <[email protected]>:
    > Nextel's IDEN digital network is completely and technically
    > not compatible with Sprint's, nor anyone elses CDMA, GSM,
    > or TDMA network.
    > For them to acquire Sprint or anyone else, for that matter,
    > would entail billions of dollars for network conversions.
    >
    > Nextel isn't THAT rich. ---John
    > --------------------------------------
    > On Tue, 09 Sep 2003 14:42:48 -0000, [email protected]
    > (Dan W.) wrote:
    >
    > >
    > >This whole Sprint affiliate battle is going to be interesting. It could
    > >either make or break Sprint. If the courts rule in Sprints favor, they
    > >could bail out their busted affiliates and end up owning more of their
    > >own network at pennies on the dollar. However if courts rule against
    > >Sprint, it could be the final straw in their already financially
    > >troubled situation.
    > >
    > >I'm just speculating here, but i'm thinking if things get bad for Sprint
    > >that would make them ripe for an obvious takover. Not by Verizon, but
    > >by the rich step-child hiding in the corner.
    > >
    > >Nextel.....

    >


    [posted via phonescoop.com]



  15. #15
    Dan W.
    Guest

    Re: Sprint bankrupsy story here

    I think you're on track Phil...But just to clarify, a couple of pretty
    big chunks of Verizons network is 1900, and thats why they have gone to
    the Tri-Mode handsets in the past few years.

    --
    Dan W.
    North Texas
    hominid7 "AT" hotmail "DOT" com
    Provider: ATTWS-TDMA



    PHil_Real <[email protected]> wrote in article
    <[email protected]>:
    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > Juan Pablo <jpsmail2(DELETE THIS SECTION)@earthlink.net> wrote:
    >
    > > Nextel's IDEN digital network is completely and technically
    > > not compatible with Sprint's, nor anyone elses CDMA, GSM,
    > > or TDMA network.
    > > For them to acquire Sprint or anyone else, for that matter,
    > > would entail billions of dollars for network conversions.
    > >
    > > Nextel isn't THAT rich. ---John

    >
    > Very simple really. You just keep running Sprint as separate entity for
    > a couple of yeras, meanwhile get Motorola to make you a dual mode phone
    > - IDEN-CDMA; in the same way that AT&T is now deploying dual mode
    > TDMA-GSM phones.
    >
    > Since no one else has a 1900MHz CDMA Network, any one that wants to buy
    > SprintPCS would have to use that sort of strategy.


    [posted via phonescoop.com]



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