More bad news for Sprint: Qwest is reportedly planning to stop reselling Sprint's wireless services to its customers, and may start offering service through Verizon Wireless instead.

“Qwest currently offers a branded wireless service through an agreement with Sprint in which it buys wholesale minutes from the carrier and resells them,” explain the Wall Street Journal's Dionne Searcey and Amol Sharma.

“That arrangement hasn't been profitable for Qwest, which also has been stuck with Sprint exclusivity terms that prevent it from offering its customers the latest handsets,” Searcey and Sharma write. “As a result, Qwest has been trolling for a new wireless arrangement to replace the Sprint agreement, which expires next year.”

“Verizon and Sprint both use the same wireless technology standard known as CDMA, which could make a possible transition easier for Qwest customers,” notes TMCnet's Tim Gray.

More here from InformationWeek … more here from Engadget … more here from CNET News … more here from dailywireless.org … more here from TheStreet … more here from FierceWireless … and more here from Reuters.

See full article.

Related Entries:

Mobile ESPN: The Death of an MVNO - 28 September 2006

Verizon Wireless Speeds Up With EV-DO Rev. A - 01 February 2007

Sprint and Verizon Ask USITC to Reject Qualcomm Ban - 22 March 2007

Verizon Counters Sprint’s Expansion Plans, Buys Rural Wireless - 30 July 2007

Contents of this feed are a property of Creative Weblogging Limited and are protected by copyright laws. Violations will be prosecuted. Please email us if you’d like to use this feed for non-commercial activities at feeds - at - creative-weblogging.com.