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Sprint says few contract customers going prepaid

(AP) -- Sprint CEO Dan Hesse says only "a low single-digit percentage" of new prepaid customers are coming over from Sprint's more lucrative contract-based plans.

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created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

T-Mobile adds 325,000 net subs, mostly prepaid

(AP) -- T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the country, says it added a net 325,000 subscribers in the second quarter, with most of them choosing to prepay rather than sign two-year contracts.

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created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Sprint ends deal with LightSquared

(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. is ending its spectrum hosting agreement with LightSquared, whose network looks doomed because regulators say it interferes with GPS navigation devices.

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created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zimbabwe to hand out 5 mln energy-saving bulbs

Zimbabwe's electricity authority is to hand out 5.5 million energy-saving flourescent bulbs to its consumers in a bid to curb consumption, a state daily newspaper reported Monday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 9

Verizon to sell smart phones for prepaid service

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who don't want to be tied down by long-term contracts.

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created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

T-Mobile USA loses 93,000 customers in 2nd quarter

(AP) -- T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, said Thursday that it added crucial contract-signing customers even though it lost subscribers in the second quarter as prepaying subscribers fled to other ...

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AT&T 2Q earnings up 26 percent, raises forecast

(AP) -- AT&T Inc. said Thursday that its earnings rose 26 percent in the latest quarter and raised its forecast for the year, helped by its iPhone-fueled wireless arm.

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created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wireless users opt for service without commitment

(AP) -- For wireless subscribers, commitment is out and short-term relationships are in. This year, customers have been making a big shift away from two-year contracts toward "prepaid" cell phone service, ...

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created May 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Apple's iPad Wi-Fi with 3G: Is anytime access worth it?

In the five weeks I've spent with an iPad, little has made me back off my initial impressions: While not for everybody, Apple's freshly conceived tablet is indeed a stunning game-changer. But the Wi-Fi-only ...

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created May 04, 2010 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Cheaper service helps Sprint cut subscriber loss

(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. got more customers to stick around in the first quarter but did so by offering cheaper service, and posted a larger loss than a year earlier.

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created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bad sign for AT&T: fewer new contract customers

(AP) -- AT&T Inc. added fewer wireless customers with contracts in the first quarter than it has since 2004, an indication that the saturation of the market is even starting to catch up with the carrier of ...

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created Apr 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

T-Mobile USA racks up prepaying subscribers

(AP) -- T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, said Thursday it gained 371,000 new customers in the fourth quarter, reversing subscriber losses in the third quarter.

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created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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