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.

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - With plans for a T-Mobile US Inc merger in tatters, Sprint Corp is expanding a roaming program with rural cellphone companies that could provide a much-needed way for ...

The battle over Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR) took another twist late Monday, as Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) filed a lawsuit against Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) and the broadband provider in an attempt to block ...