Wade

Rumor: Sprint to Spinoff Nextel

This is very likely a rumor started by a competitor's sales force to "scare" customers away from the highly rejuvenated iDEN network and Nextel Direct Connect. This report is poppycock.

Who Would Want Sprint? Google, Comcast

If Sprint became "Google Wireless," then Google put its "muscle" behind the operations and producing an alluring device and apps, I could see consumers coming in droves to get the new gphone. Verizon and AT&T would likely lose customers to Google Wireless rapidly.