Sprint, Nextel shareholders approve merger

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Since I haven't seen this posted yet, here's the latest on the
proposed merger. I picked a random link from the search results that
came up.

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Sprint, Nextel shareholders approve merger
By Ben Charny, CNET News.com
Published on ZDNet News: July 13, 2005, 12:36 PM PT

Shareholders of Sprint and Nextel Communications have approved the two
operators' merger plans, which will create the nation's third-largest
cell phone carrier.

About 70 percent of Nextel's shareholders and more than 90 percent of
Sprint's shareholders gave the planned deal the thumbs-up during
separate votes Wednesday.

Sprint's proposed purchase of Nextel for about $36 billion must still
be approved by the Federal Communications Commission.

(Rest of story at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-5786817.html)

In an unrelated story today, ex-MCI Worldcom CEO Bernie Ebbers, 63,
was sentenced to 25 years for his role in an $11B accounting scandal.
Fortunately, THAT Sprint merger was avoided.

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Paul Miner