Could Carlos Slim Save Sprint Nextel? (S)

Dan Frommer | March 7, 2008 11:48 AM

carlos-slim-helu.jpgSprint Nextel has no shortage of supposed suitors: Pretty much every phone company, Google (GOOG), and Comcast (CMCSA) have all been rumored as interested in buying the troubled No. 3 wireless company. But the WSJ's Deal Journal blog floats an interesting idea today: Could Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu want to expand his empire to the U.S. -- by buying Sprint?

Why not? Slim lives for deals -- and his acquired companies "get integrated quickly" (unlike Sprint's disastrous merger with Nextel). More strategically, he has six pending antitrust investigations in Mexico and doesn't have much room to expand there, WSJ's Heidi Moore argues.

And Sprint (S) looks cheap. "At a 20% premium to its current $20.2 billion market cap, each of Sprint’s current customers would be worth $449.30 each. By comparison, when Cingular bought AT&T Wireless back in 2004 it paid $1,860 for each subscriber," Moore wrote last week, when she debated whether Verizon Wireless should buy Sprint. Since then, Sprint's market cap has dropped almost another billion.

What does Sprint need? A boss who can make important decisions about what to do with the company and its huge (but shrinking) subscriber base, without worrying about history or legacy. Should it try to grow by undercutting rivals and starting a price war? Should it shutter its Nextel walkie-talkie network? Should it keep building its cutting-edge WiMax network, or roll it into a JV with rival Clearwire? How can it compete with Apple's iPhone, tied exclusively to rival AT&T (T)?

We imagine that a Mexican billionaire bidding for a U.S. phone company would be a politically charged issue, to say the least. But we'd love to watch the fireworks.

See Also:
How Sprint's New CEO Can Turn Things Around
Sprint Nextel Q4 A Disaster, Things Going Nowhere Fast
Sprint Restarts Pricing War: $90 Unlimited Calling
The Case For (And Against) A Comcast/Sprint Deal

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reza naderi from iran said:
BRFOREHANAD THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION FOR POOR PEOPLE IN ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUBSIDIZATION TO POOR PEOPLE MR CARLOS SLIM
FORSOOTH YOU ARE A BEST HUMAN IN ALL OF THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU HAVE A AFFABLE HEART AND YOU ARE A ALMONER MAN AND ALL PEOPLE IN ALL MACROCOSM ARE ONLY LOVER YOU
Hi mr Carlos Slim I am reza naderi beni from iran .
mr Carlos Slim I would inform you , the condition of my mother illness is very very breakneck!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do not nill disquiet you because me , my mother and other family very very love you because you are a human and humane of humankind in all over the world , notwithstanding you are very very wealthy.
Mr Carlos Slim we (me and my family) are very very urgency to your subsidization help, because I am alone workable in own family and my emolument just consume for survive and I shall loan amount money for tenant every month.
The condition health of my mother is very very critical and my emolument do not adequate for treatment fee!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do solicit to you please help us urgent because time of own landlord is over and we just discharge this little home and I do not have never money for charge it
If you can subsidization us , I can buy a house and will gladden my mother and family .
Mr Carlos Slim please please do not repent from help to us and if you can not transfer money from your country to iran please postage this by national post office to my address of hire home befor we force replace this hire home!!
Mr Carlos Slim this is post address of own hire home that if you can not transfer to us amount of money by bank to iran so you can transfer this by postage.
Beforehand We are very very grateful from your benefice and your affability
I love you mr Carlos Slim
mr Carlos Slim you are alone own esperance and we will hopeful to your subsidization help please please please don not chill us
This is post address of hire home
Iran - isfahan - azadi square - hezar jerib st - kuye ostadan - 3th golestan avenue - dena building - fourth class - no 8 ( post code : 81696-53568) mr reza naderi beni
Phone number : 0098 – 9133158683 ( reza naderi )
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this is account detail information of bank:
NAME OF RECIVER : REZA NADERI BENI
ACCOUNT NUMBER : 3001 / 2 / 250 / 1377
NAME OF BANK : BANK MELLI IRAN ISFAHAN BRANCH
SWIFT CODE : MELIIRTHIFN

This account of bank just save eouro money because iran is boycott by other country for recive dollar money
Thanks for your cooperation

reza naderi from iran said:
BRFOREHANAD THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION FOR POOR PEOPLE IN ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUBSIDIZATION TO POOR PEOPLE MR CARLOS SLIM
FORSOOTH YOU ARE A BEST HUMAN IN ALL OF THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU HAVE A AFFABLE HEART AND YOU ARE A ALMONER MAN AND ALL PEOPLE IN ALL MACROCOSM ARE ONLY LOVER YOU
Hi mr Carlos Slim I am reza naderi beni from iran .
mr Carlos Slim I would inform you , the condition of my mother illness is very very breakneck!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do not nill disquiet you because me , my mother and other family very very love you because you are a human and humane of humankind in all over the world , notwithstanding you are very very wealthy.
Mr Carlos Slim we (me and my family) are very very urgency to your subsidization help, because I am alone workable in own family and my emolument just consume for survive and I shall loan amount money for tenant every month.
The condition health of my mother is very very critical and my emolument do not adequate for treatment fee!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do solicit to you please help us urgent because time of own landlord is over and we just discharge this little home and I do not have never money for charge it
If you can subsidization us , I can buy a house and will gladden my mother and family .
Mr Carlos Slim please please do not repent from help to us and if you can not transfer money from your country to iran please postage this by national post office to my address of hire home befor we force replace this hire home!!
Mr Carlos Slim this is post address of own hire home that if you can not transfer to us amount of money by bank to iran so you can transfer this by postage.
Beforehand We are very very grateful from your benefice and your affability
I love you mr Carlos Slim
mr Carlos Slim you are alone own esperance and we will hopeful to your subsidization help please please please don not chill us
This is post address of hire home
Iran - isfahan - azadi square - hezar jerib st - kuye ostadan - 3th golestan avenue - dena building - fourth class - no 8 ( post code : 81696-53568) mr reza naderi beni
Phone number : 0098 – 9133158683 ( reza naderi )
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this is account detail information of bank:
NAME OF RECIVER : REZA NADERI BENI
ACCOUNT NUMBER : 3001 / 2 / 250 / 1377
NAME OF BANK : BANK MELLI IRAN ISFAHAN BRANCH
SWIFT CODE : MELIIRTHIFN

This account of bank just save eouro money because iran is boycott by other country for recive dollar money
Thanks for your cooperation

reza naderi from iran said:
BRFOREHANAD THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION FOR POOR PEOPLE IN ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUBSIDIZATION TO POOR PEOPLE MR CARLOS SLIM
FORSOOTH YOU ARE A BEST HUMAN IN ALL OF THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU HAVE A AFFABLE HEART AND YOU ARE A ALMONER MAN AND ALL PEOPLE IN ALL MACROCOSM ARE ONLY LOVER YOU
Hi mr Carlos Slim I am reza naderi beni from iran .
mr Carlos Slim I would inform you , the condition of my mother illness is very very breakneck!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do not nill disquiet you because me , my mother and other family very very love you because you are a human and humane of humankind in all over the world , notwithstanding you are very very wealthy.
Mr Carlos Slim we (me and my family) are very very urgency to your subsidization help, because I am alone workable in own family and my emolument just consume for survive and I shall loan amount money for tenant every month.
The condition health of my mother is very very critical and my emolument do not adequate for treatment fee!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do solicit to you please help us urgent because time of own landlord is over and we just discharge this little home and I do not have never money for charge it
If you can subsidization us , I can buy a house and will gladden my mother and family .
Mr Carlos Slim please please do not repent from help to us and if you can not transfer money from your country to iran please postage this by national post office to my address of hire home befor we force replace this hire home!!
Mr Carlos Slim this is post address of own hire home that if you can not transfer to us amount of money by bank to iran so you can transfer this by postage.
Beforehand We are very very grateful from your benefice and your affability
I love you mr Carlos Slim
mr Carlos Slim you are alone own esperance and we will hopeful to your subsidization help please please please don not chill us
This is post address of hire home
Iran - isfahan - azadi square - hezar jerib st - kuye ostadan - 3th golestan avenue - dena building - fourth class - no 8 ( post code : 81696-53568) mr reza naderi beni
Phone number : 0098 – 9133158683 ( reza naderi )
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this is account detail information of bank:
NAME OF RECIVER : REZA NADERI BENI
ACCOUNT NUMBER : 3001 / 2 / 250 / 1377
NAME OF BANK : BANK MELLI IRAN ISFAHAN BRANCH
SWIFT CODE : MELIIRTHIFN

This account of bank just save eouro money because iran is boycott by other country for recive dollar money
Thanks for your cooperation

reza naderi from iran said:
BRFOREHANAD THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION FOR POOR PEOPLE IN ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUBSIDIZATION TO POOR PEOPLE MR CARLOS SLIM
FORSOOTH YOU ARE A BEST HUMAN IN ALL OF THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU HAVE A AFFABLE HEART AND YOU ARE A ALMONER MAN AND ALL PEOPLE IN ALL MACROCOSM ARE ONLY LOVER YOU
Hi mr Carlos Slim I am reza naderi beni from iran .
mr Carlos Slim I would inform you , the condition of my mother illness is very very breakneck!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do not nill disquiet you because me , my mother and other family very very love you because you are a human and humane of humankind in all over the world , notwithstanding you are very very wealthy.
Mr Carlos Slim we (me and my family) are very very urgency to your subsidization help, because I am alone workable in own family and my emolument just consume for survive and I shall loan amount money for tenant every month.
The condition health of my mother is very very critical and my emolument do not adequate for treatment fee!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do solicit to you please help us urgent because time of own landlord is over and we just discharge this little home and I do not have never money for charge it
If you can subsidization us , I can buy a house and will gladden my mother and family .
Mr Carlos Slim please please do not repent from help to us and if you can not transfer money from your country to iran please postage this by national post office to my address of hire home befor we force replace this hire home!!
Mr Carlos Slim this is post address of own hire home that if you can not transfer to us amount of money by bank to iran so you can transfer this by postage.
Beforehand We are very very grateful from your benefice and your affability
I love you mr Carlos Slim
mr Carlos Slim you are alone own esperance and we will hopeful to your subsidization help please please please don not chill us
This is post address of hire home
Iran - isfahan - azadi square - hezar jerib st - kuye ostadan - 3th golestan avenue - dena building - fourth class - no 8 ( post code : 81696-53568) mr reza naderi beni
Phone number : 0098 – 9133158683 ( reza naderi )
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this is account detail information of bank:
NAME OF RECIVER : REZA NADERI BENI
ACCOUNT NUMBER : 3001 / 2 / 250 / 1377
NAME OF BANK : BANK MELLI IRAN ISFAHAN BRANCH
SWIFT CODE : MELIIRTHIFN

This account of bank just save eouro money because iran is boycott by other country for recive dollar money
Thanks for your cooperation

reza naderi from iran said:
BRFOREHANAD THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION FOR POOR PEOPLE IN ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUBSIDIZATION TO POOR PEOPLE MR CARLOS SLIM
FORSOOTH YOU ARE A BEST HUMAN IN ALL OF THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU HAVE A AFFABLE HEART AND YOU ARE A ALMONER MAN AND ALL PEOPLE IN ALL MACROCOSM ARE ONLY LOVER YOU
Hi mr Carlos Slim I am reza naderi beni from iran .
mr Carlos Slim I would inform you , the condition of my mother illness is very very breakneck!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do not nill disquiet you because me , my mother and other family very very love you because you are a human and humane of humankind in all over the world , notwithstanding you are very very wealthy.
Mr Carlos Slim we (me and my family) are very very urgency to your subsidization help, because I am alone workable in own family and my emolument just consume for survive and I shall loan amount money for tenant every month.
The condition health of my mother is very very critical and my emolument do not adequate for treatment fee!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do solicit to you please help us urgent because time of own landlord is over and we just discharge this little home and I do not have never money for charge it
If you can subsidization us , I can buy a house and will gladden my mother and family .
Mr Carlos Slim please please do not repent from help to us and if you can not transfer money from your country to iran please postage this by national post office to my address of hire home befor we force replace this hire home!!
Mr Carlos Slim this is post address of own hire home that if you can not transfer to us amount of money by bank to iran so you can transfer this by postage.
Beforehand We are very very grateful from your benefice and your affability
I love you mr Carlos Slim
mr Carlos Slim you are alone own esperance and we will hopeful to your subsidization help please please please don not chill us
This is post address of hire home
Iran - isfahan - azadi square - hezar jerib st - kuye ostadan - 3th golestan avenue - dena building - fourth class - no 8 ( post code : 81696-53568) mr reza naderi beni
Phone number : 0098 – 9133158683 ( reza naderi )
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this is account detail information of bank:
NAME OF RECIVER : REZA NADERI BENI
ACCOUNT NUMBER : 3001 / 2 / 250 / 1377
NAME OF BANK : BANK MELLI IRAN ISFAHAN BRANCH
SWIFT CODE : MELIIRTHIFN

This account of bank just save eouro money because iran is boycott by other country for recive dollar money
Thanks for your cooperation

reza naderi from iran said:
BRFOREHANAD THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION FOR POOR PEOPLE IN ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUBSIDIZATION TO POOR PEOPLE MR CARLOS SLIM
FORSOOTH YOU ARE A BEST HUMAN IN ALL OF THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU HAVE A AFFABLE HEART AND YOU ARE A ALMONER MAN AND ALL PEOPLE IN ALL MACROCOSM ARE ONLY LOVER YOU
Hi mr Carlos Slim I am reza naderi beni from iran .
mr Carlos Slim I would inform you , the condition of my mother illness is very very breakneck!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do not nill disquiet you because me , my mother and other family very very love you because you are a human and humane of humankind in all over the world , notwithstanding you are very very wealthy.
Mr Carlos Slim we (me and my family) are very very urgency to your subsidization help, because I am alone workable in own family and my emolument just consume for survive and I shall loan amount money for tenant every month.
The condition health of my mother is very very critical and my emolument do not adequate for treatment fee!!
Mr Carlos Slim I do solicit to you please help us urgent because time of own landlord is over and we just discharge this little home and I do not have never money for charge it
If you can subsidization us , I can buy a house and will gladden my mother and family .
Mr Carlos Slim please please do not repent from help to us and if you can not transfer money from your country to iran please postage this by national post office to my address of hire home befor we force replace this hire home!!
Mr Carlos Slim this is post address of own hire home that if you can not transfer to us amount of money by bank to iran so you can transfer this by postage.
Beforehand We are very very grateful from your benefice and your affability
I love you mr Carlos Slim
mr Carlos Slim you are alone own esperance and we will hopeful to your subsidization help please please please don not chill us
This is post address of hire home
Iran - isfahan - azadi square - hezar jerib st - kuye ostadan - 3th golestan avenue - dena building - fourth class - no 8 ( post code : 81696-53568) mr reza naderi beni
Phone number : 0098 – 9133158683 ( reza naderi )
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
this is account detail information of bank:
NAME OF RECIVER : REZA NADERI BENI
ACCOUNT NUMBER : 3001 / 2 / 250 / 1377
NAME OF BANK : BANK MELLI IRAN ISFAHAN BRANCH
SWIFT CODE : MELIIRTHIFN

This account of bank just save eouro money because iran is boycott by other country for recive dollar money
Thanks for your cooperation

mexican slim said:
For those haters out there.. Mr Carlos Slim can buy you and your Goverment, your lazy Americans. you will need to get a work permit to work on a call center in MEXICO..and you know that you better speak English and spanish... lol
Leeroyth said:
Marko:

If Mr. Slim has billions, that is his money, not the government's. So employment of a country has nothing to do with one individual's bank account or properties.
marko said:
Since Mexico has Mr. Slim, who is the 2nd or 3rd wealthiest man in the world and since Mr. Slim can easily purchase major corporations with his billions, it makes no sense that millions of Mexicans are flooding the U.S. for work.

It's obvious now that Mexican govt. and businessmen have the means to raise the standard of living for thier own people. Now is the time to start!!!
Carlos Monopoly said:
We can donate Slim himself to you.
MOHAMMED RAFIQUL ISLAM said:
May we get Cyclone Victims Rehabilitation Donation from Honorable Billionaire Mr. Carlos Slim Helu in favour of our NGO Bank Account.
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Account No:- 11001817,
NO DRUGS IMPLICATION LIFE,
Prime Bank Ltd.
Banani Branch,Dhaka-1213,
BANGLADESH.
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Carlos Monopoly said:
Carlos doesn't know the meaning of the word competition. No way will he buy a company where he won't have a monopoly.
Mandy Cat said:
How can anyone buy this company? Based on everything I've ever heard about it and its lack of responsiveness to anything or anyone, it's almost impossible to get hold of an actual human being. And when you do, that person turns out not be the person you really needed to speak to.

Senor Slim will be lucky not to find himself being dunned for a $3 billion late charge, just for trying to make contact.
James Raider (URL) said:

While looking at all this foreign cash this economy has helped create, let's be careful.....


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