Sprint Corporation (historic headquarters nearby)
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Sprint Corporation was a major American telecommunications company known for providing wireless and internet services nationwide before its merger with T-Mobile.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sprint Corporation | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public company
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telecommunications company ⓘ |
| acquired | Nextel Communications ⓘ |
| acquisitionOfNextelCompletedOn | 2005-08-12 ⓘ |
| approximateRank | one of the four major U.S. wireless carriers prior to merger ⓘ |
| brandContinuedAs |
Sprint Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Sprint (legacy brand under T-Mobile US, later phased out)
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| ceasedTradingOnNYSE | 2020-04-01 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fate | merged into T-Mobile US ⓘ |
| formerName |
Sprint Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Sprint Nextel Corporation
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| headquartersCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| headquartersLocation | Overland Park, Kansas ⓘ |
| industry |
internet services
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telecommunications ⓘ wireless communications ⓘ |
| mainBusinessModel |
postpaid wireless services
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prepaid wireless services ⓘ |
| mergedWith | T-Mobile US ⓘ |
| mergerAnnouncedOn | 2018-04-29 ⓘ |
| mergerCompletedOn | 2020-04-01 ⓘ |
| networkType | national wireless network in the United States ⓘ |
| notableCompetitor |
AT&T
ⓘ
surface form:
AT&T Mobility
T-Mobile US ⓘ
surface form:
T-Mobile US (before merger)
Verizon ⓘ
surface form:
Verizon Wireless
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| notableRegulatoryBody | regulated by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ⓘ |
| offeredNetworkTechnology |
5G (limited deployment prior to merger)
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CDMA ⓘ LTE ⓘ |
| operatedBrand |
Boost Mobile (U.S.)
ⓘ
Virgin Mobile ⓘ
surface form:
Virgin Mobile USA
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| operatedIn | nationwide United States ⓘ |
| parentCompanyAfterMerger |
Deutsche Telekom
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surface form:
Deutsche Telekom (via T-Mobile US)
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| providedService |
internet access
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mobile broadband ⓘ wireless data services ⓘ wireless voice services ⓘ wireline services ⓘ |
| servedCustomerType |
business customers
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consumer customers ⓘ wholesale customers ⓘ |
| status | defunct as independent company ⓘ |
| stockExchange | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| successor | T-Mobile US ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | S ⓘ |
| tradedAs | NYSE:S ⓘ |
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