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Sprint Nextel Posts Larger $29.5B Loss

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sprint Nextel Corp. showed more signs Thursday that its recovery will be long and painful as it recorded a massive fourth-quarter loss, predicted continued customer weakness and pulled the plug on paying dividends.

Struggling Sprint Reports Huge Loss

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

Sprint Nextel yesterday reported a $29.45 billion fourth-quarter loss and said legions of subscribers continue to abandon its service, many because they can’t pay their bills.

FTC Chairman Set to Leave Post

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Deborah Platt Majoras, plans to step down next month, the agency announced yesterday.

Google Unveils Tools to Set Up Web Sites

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

SAN FRANCISCO — Google, already the world’s most popular spot for finding Web sites, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites too.

Comcast Accused of Falsely Taking Hearing Seats

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

The organizer of a federal hearing Monday at Harvard Law School on Comcast’s treatment of subscriber Internet traffic said yesterday that “seat-warmers” hired by the company prevented other people from attending.