Sprint Nextel to cut 4000 jobs

摘要

Sprint Nextel announced job cuts and retail-outlet closures in the wake of more subscriber losses. During the fourth quarter of 2007, Sprint Nextel lost 683,000 post-paid subscribers and 202,000 of its traditional pre-paid customers, which offset subscriber gains the company realized through its wholesale channels - a trend that has existed during most quarters since Sprint merged with Nextel in 2005. Amid customer concerns regarding voice quality on the iDEN network, subscriber losses led to the ousting of former CEO Gary Forsee, who was succeeded by Dan Hesse in December.