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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Telecommunications
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gptkbp:acquired_by
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gptkb:Sprint_Corporation
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gptkbp:acquisition
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Merger
$35 billion
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gptkbp:acquisition_year
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gptkb:2005
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gptkbp:advertising
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' Nextel. Done.'
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gptkbp:brand
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gptkb:Nextel
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gptkbp:brand_recognition
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High (2005)
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gptkbp:business_model
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Prepaid and postpaid services
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:T-Mobile_USA
gptkb:Verizon_Wireless
gptkb:AT&_T_Mobility
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gptkbp:coverage
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Nationwide
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gptkbp:customer_base
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millions
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gptkbp:customer_support
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Award-winning (2005)
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gptkbp:defunct
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gptkb:2013
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:2013
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gptkbp:employees
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approximately 20,000 (2005)
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gptkbp:financials
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Publicly traded
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:1987
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gptkbp:founded_in
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gptkb:Fleet_Call,_Inc.
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Morgan_O'_Brien
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gptkbp:headcount
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20,000 (2005)
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Reston,_Virginia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Nextel Communications
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:Telecommunications
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:Timothy_Donahue
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gptkbp:market_position
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Top 5 U. S. wireless carriers (2005)
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gptkbp:market_share
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10% (2005)
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gptkbp:merged_with
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gptkb:2005
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gptkbp:network
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gptkb:i_DEN
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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Push-to-talk service
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:Sprint_Nextel_Corporation
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gptkbp:parent_organization
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gptkb:Sprint_Corporation
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gptkbp:partnership
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gptkb:Motorola
gptkb:Nokia
gptkb:Ericsson
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gptkbp:revenue
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$8.5 billion (2005)
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gptkbp:service
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gptkb:1997
gptkb:2013
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gptkbp:service_area
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:service_type
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gptkb:Telecommunications
Two-way radio service
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gptkbp:services
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2000s
Internet access
Mobile broadband
Data services
Voicemail
Text messaging
International roaming
Group calling
Push-to-talk over cellular
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gptkbp:stock_symbol
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gptkb:S_(Sprint_Corporation)
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Nextel_Partners
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Sprint_Nextel_Corporation
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gptkbp:technology
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Digital mobile radio
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gptkbp:website
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nextel.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:AT&_T
gptkb:NASCAR_Cup_Series
gptkb:American_Telephone_and_Telegraph_Company
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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