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Old 11-14-2007, 06:14 PM
Steve Sobol
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Default Re: NEWS: Sprint & Clearwire scrap wireless plans, WiMAX proves too risky (as I predicted)

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On 2007-11-14, John Navas <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote:

><http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=35187>
>
> "On the one hand, pulling out of the agreement with Clearwire is a
> pragmatic decision on the part of Sprint Nextel, which is focusing on
> more immediate priorities of CUSTOMER RETENTION while it seeks a new
> CEO. On the other hand, it is a setback for WiMAX in that it both
> confirms the riskiness of a strategy to move quickly to mobile WiMAX,
> and it slows the momentum behind WiMAX," says Katrina Bond, principal
> analyst at Analysys. [emphasis added]


And I'm rather torn. Yes, they badly, BADLY need to fix Customer Service. But
it's not a good idea to remain stagnant in a market that continues moving
forward, either.


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