Sprint shares jump on cable wireless talks, T-Mobile sinks Sprint Corp shares jumped as much as 6 percenton Tuesdayon news the carrier is in talks with Charter Communications Inc and Comcast Corp about a wireless partnership, a move that adds a new dimension to speculation about possible telecom sector tie-ups. Sprint will put merger talks with T-Mobile US Inc on hold as it enters a two-month period of exclusive negotiations over the possible deal with Charter and Comcast, sources told Reuters.(Reuters)
$8.33 billion in sales expected for Sprint Corp. this quarter Wall Street analysts expect Sprint Corp. to post $8.33 billion in sales for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Twelve analysts have made estimates for Sprint’s earnings. The highest sales estimate is $8.77 billion and the lowest is $8.06 billion. (www.americanbankingnews.com)
Sprint and Skype Sprint is, according to a new study, "throttling" the performance of Microsoft's Skype on its network. The study, conducted by Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts, suggests Sprint is the only carrier to be doing this. It denies the claim. If Sprint is throttling Skype, that's a clear violation of the net neutrality principle that used to be a rule, until the FCC nixed it almost a year ago. Bloomberg