Sprint’s real fantasy: Firefighters achieving interoperability

By Sarah Laskow

In one of its new commercials, Sprint Nextel cheekily imagines how firefighters might use the company’s new walkie-talkies to run Congress.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sprint":

"… equipment in a tornado-response simulation. …"

"… greatest percentage of funds from the main Homeland Security Grant Program.Sprint, in a bit of synchronicity, is well-aware of this issue and actually stand …"

"… nt that could reach an emergency within four hours, and two weeks ago, the Sprint Emergency Response Team, which “provides wireless telecommunications equ …"

When the Democrats wined and dined, here's who paid the piper

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2000 — Anyone who thought the Democratic National Convention was only about presidential nominee Al Gore must have

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sprint":

"… gineers in California Government, Reliant Energy, Rite Aid, Sempra Energy, Sprint Communications, Verizon, and Washington Mutual.Location: Paramount Studios …"

"… gineers in California Government, Reliant Energy, Rite Aid, Sempra Energy, Sprint Communications, Verizon, and Washington Mutual.Location: Paramount Studios …"

Telecom chief could face conflict issues

By Kristen Dorsey

Nancy J. Victory, now a key commerce department official, has worked telecommunication and wireless firms that she now oversees

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sprint":

"… lated by Victory's NTIA.Wireless phone carriers such as AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS, Verizon and Cingular have been pressing the government to allocate mo …"

"… 0 percent owned by DoCoMo, missed its target 3G rollout in the U.S. as has Sprint PCS, which pushed back its rollout to the end of 2001.Before leaving offic …"

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Baby Bells paying to play

By John Dunbar

Bells paid two-thirds of fines and settlements since Jan. 2000

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sprint":

"… ison, the three major long-distance telephone companies, AT&T, MCI and Sprint, have contributed a combined $59,160 to the Bush campaign.In addition, Edw …"

"… action and a $1.44 million fine against ASC Telecom Inc., a subsidiary of Sprint. The fines were reported in the national press.In December of 2003, the ag …"

Nice work if you can get it

By John Dunbar

Political patronage rules in state utility commissions

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"… gs with representatives from BellSouth Inc., Duke Energy, Progress Energy, Sprint, Williams Gas and Alltel — all of which do business in the state. Anothe …"

"… enn., valued at $500 among his. It was paid for by Tom Sokol, president of Sprint's Virginia and Tennessee operations. Sokol also footed the bill for Miller …"

"… for by "personal friend" Jim Spradlin, the director of external affairs at Sprint; another NASCAR race outing paid for by Sokol; and a golf trip sponsored b …"

FCC sends wireless broadband firm LightSquared back to square one

By Corbin Hiar and Fred Schulte

Well-connected wireless broadband firm suffers severe setback

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sprint":

"… example, one of its biggest contracts — a $13 billion, 15-year deal with Sprint, the third largest U.S. wireless carrier — required that LightSquared re …"

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Surveillance requests to cellphone carriers surge

By The Associated Press

Police agencies made 1.3 million surveillance requests to US cellphone carriers in 2011

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sprint":

"… ears, reflecting the increasingly gray area between privacy and technology.Sprint says it received about 500,000 subpoenas in 2011. Requests are increasing …"