<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Nextel</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/washtech/companies/nextel?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><description>Nextel</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel Clientele Up 22% As Sprint Merger Nears]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33347-2005Feb17.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33347-2005Feb17.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nextel ended 2004 with 16.2 million subscribers, the wireless carrier said Thursday, crediting industry-wide growth in the cell phone business and the success of Boost Mobile for the 22 percent increase from 2003.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel Resolves Cell Phone Snarl]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5259-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5259-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Company gave final approval Monday to a deal that gives it control over new airwaves, ending a years-long lobbying battle among interest groups over how to reduce cell phone interference with police, fire radio systems.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint, Nextel Offer Extra Cash to Keep Executives]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27426-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27426-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. are offering bonuses of more than a year's salary for some senior executives who stay  at least a year after the companies' planned $35 billion merger.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B><br>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel Chief Credits Adversity for Firm's Strong Turnaround]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28084-2004Dec26.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28084-2004Dec26.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Timothy M. Donahue is the type of executive who regards hardship as a way to build a company's character. In Nextel Communications Inc.'s formative years, he said, adversity made its employees think faster, act faster and work harder than the competition, and it's paying off for the Reston-based mobile phone company.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel Stock Pays Off for Legg Mason Fund]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12579-2004Dec19.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12579-2004Dec19.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Merger of Nextel and Sprint is producing handsome returns for Washington investors and Baltimore's best-known money manager.]]></description><author> Jerry Knight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gradual Changes Ahead for Sprint and Nextel]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6222-2004Dec16.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6222-2004Dec16.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cell phone shoppers looking for new deals and features didn't find them Thursday, a day after the companies announced a merger that may shake up the wireless business. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Mike Musgrove</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint, Nextel Detail Merger Agreement]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3547-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3547-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sprint and Nextel formally announced a $35 billion merger agreement Wednesday and gave details on how the corporate combination would affect employees and consumers. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Ben White and Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Nextel, Merger Is Time Of Trepidation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3540-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3540-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As details of the rumored merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. were being finalized behind closed doors late Tuesday, Miguel Avila, who heads Nextel's Hispanic marketing, summed up the mood of employees at the company's Reston headquarters.]]></description><author> Bill Brubaker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Service to Remain Same in Short Term]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3539-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3539-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The proposed $35 billion merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. would have little immediate effect on current customers of either company.]]></description><author> Caroline E. Mayer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint, Nextel Announce Merger Plans]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A800-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A800-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. announced this morning that they will merge the companies in a deal that would create a new wireless telecommunications giant.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Ben White, Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Fred Barbash</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel Merger Puts It at Crossroads]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64856-2004Dec14.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64856-2004Dec14.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Daniel F. Akerson says the decisions he made as chief executive of Nextel Communications Inc. were all about survival.]]></description><author> Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Directors Approve Sprint-Nextel Merger]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64847-2004Dec14.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64847-2004Dec14.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The deal would create a new wireless telecommunications giant with 39 million customers.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Ben White  and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint, Nextel to Build on Wireless Strength]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62250-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62250-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Proposed merger would create the country's third-largest wireless unit, and the new company could be a very formidable competitor given Nextel's prized customer base.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Ellen McCarthy and Ben White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel, Sprint Reach Tentative Merger Deal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55675-2004Dec10.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55675-2004Dec10.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The deal between Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp. would create the nation's third-biggest cellular company and could bring significant changes to Nextel's Reston headquarters. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Ben White  and Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel,  Sprint Talk Possible Merger]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53244-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53244-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A merger would give Reston-based Nextel access to Sprint's high-speed data network, and Sprint access to Nextel's well-regarded management team and its business-oriented customer base.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cellular Firms End Dispute Over Airwaves]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18229-2004Nov2.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18229-2004Nov2.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Cellular industry arch-rivals Nextel Communications Inc. and Verizon Wireless reached an agreement yesterday under which Verizon Wireless agreed not to sue to block regulators from giving Nextel control of airwaves worth billions of dollars.]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tragedy in NASCAR]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59212-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59212-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A plane owned by the Hendrick Motorsports organization crashes on its way to a NASCAR race in Martinsville, Va., on Sunday, killing all 10 people aboard.]]></description><author> Liz Clarke</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel Profit Up]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55577-2004Oct22.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55577-2004Oct22.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nextel Communications Inc. Friday reported improved profit and revenue during its third quarter as it boosted its subscriber base to 14.5 million, an increase of 550,000. <BR><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel 3Q Profit Rises]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53707-2004Oct22.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53707-2004Oct22.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Nextel Communications Inc. today reported bigger profits and revenue during its third quarter, as it boosted its subscriber base by 550,000 to 14.5 million.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nextel Says FCC Undervalued Deal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43297-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43297-2004Sep22.html?nav=rss_technology/washtech/companies/nextel</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:22:30 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wireless firm says agency should cut at least $452 million what it is charging the company for new airwaves. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item></channel></rss>