But didn't the Nextel acquisition cost $29.7 billion?

"John Navas" <spamfilter1@navasgroup.com> wrote in message
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> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/technology/29sprint.html>
>
> Sprint's stock slid more than 9 percent after the company announced a
> $29.45 billion fourth-quarter loss because of a huge write-down
> related in part to its merger with Nextel Communications. The company
> also said it was suspending the payment of its dividend and had
> borrowed $2.5 billion through a revolving credit facility.
>
> Deep, deep trouble, as I've been predicting all along.
>