Sunday confirmation of what everybody already knew . . .
SPRINT IS KAPUT AND ALL OF THOSE JOHNSON COUNTY JOBS ARE SOON TO GET AXED!!!
Bright side . . . Maybe the corporate HQ will make a great shoe store.
On a more practical note . . .
KANSAS CITY NOW NEEDS TO FIND NEW SPONSORS FOR THE DOWNTOWN SPRINT CENTER AND THE TOY TRAIN STREETCAR!!!!
The reality is that the telcom sector seems to hate this news and this one impacts local by way of rising suburban unemployment numbers along with even worse mobile phone service.
Check the links:
New York Times: Sprint and T-Mobile Agree to Merge, in Bid to Remake Wireless Market
CNBC: Sprint and T-Mobile agree to $26.5 billion
The Verge: Sprint and T-Mobile have announced that they will merge . . . The new company will be called T-Mobile
Reuters: T-Mobile agrees to acquire Sprint for $26 billion
USA Today: T-Mobile, Sprint agree to merge as America's national wireless carriers shrink from 4 to 3
You decide . . .
There are only about 15 real jobs there anyway. Most of the executives should have seen this coming about two years ago.
ReplyDeleteSprint once employed tens of thousands in Overland Park. They did wonderful things for the community and their customers. Sad news today, very sorry to those who grew up with is company.
DeleteSo now who is going to pay for the Sprint Center?
DeleteAfter the Sprint/Nextel merger there were 80k employees combined. When I left earlier this month it was down to less than 29k nationwide. Sad.
ReplyDeleteNobody misses you.
ReplyDeleteThe taxpayers of the City of Kansas City, Missouri will now assume all responsibility for the financial support of the Jane Barnes' Sprint Center. It is a really good thing that prison like looking thing of a campus is not located in KCMO's City limits, because our corrupt politicians and City Hall Manager and Council would stick the already suffering KCMO taxpayers with tax bills for that as well.
ReplyDelete^^^ Kay barnes?
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, I get your meaning.
Kansas City needs to find a sponsor quickly. That place is bleeding money for the city. It's a myth that we don't pay for it.
ReplyDeleteT-Mobile and Sprint combine powers to create an even worse cellular phone experience
ReplyDelete^^^ +100
ReplyDeleteKay or Jane makes no difference, the slut fucked us royally.
ReplyDeleteIt was KAY BARNES that put this deal together single handedly !!!
ReplyDeleteYou all realize the Sprint Center is a naming rights issue only, right?
ReplyDeleteThey paid a fee to put their name on the building.
They don't manage or own anything arena related. It's an advertising deal only.
Based on the comments, maybe you don't.
Right. You really can’t teach stupid (previous comments), it just exists-lol.
Deletehow much of an effect will there be on kc overall?
ReplyDeleteit would seem some administrative and operations functions could be done more economically in kc, meaning some employees might stay or maybe most who are left....?
facts, please.
Does this mean that that Paul guy will be switching wireless teams again? Or is he gone to be one of the unemployed? Can you hear me now?
ReplyDelete6:39 we are aware of such you ass clown. But that is money the taxpayers will now have to kick in to support that big ass white elephant. So see you're not so smart after all. Always that one jackass on here like Byron who thinks they know some magical thing the rest of us are to stupid to understand.
ReplyDeleteantitrust?
ReplyDelete5G
ReplyDeleteI did hear that they're going to offer the soon to be fired Sprint employees lifetime dropped calls plan.
ReplyDeleteIt will take years to decide how/when to drop the Sprint branding. Networks, caller contracts, devices all would need to migrated to unified platforms. Years.
ReplyDeleteT-Mobile is already talking about keeping a 2nd HQ presence here. Sprint Center can easily be rebranded as T-Mobile Center. Sprint is in the middle of a 25 year contract would be advantage for T-Mobile to continue.
Sprint Center was the nation’s 12th busiest arena in 2016. White elephant my ass.
2004: Sprint will pay $2.5 million each year for 25 years for the naming rights. The full payment is contingent on officials of Kansas City and developer Anschutz Entertainment Group attracting an NBA or NHL franchise to use the arena. If that doesn't happen, Sprint's annual payments would decrease to $1.7 million a year, or $42.5 million total.
6,000 layoffs. Tent City's should be booming
ReplyDeleteSPRINT to the damn Bank with your separation checks, my JOCO friends.
ReplyDeleteSomebody left this comment in another part of the blog and it's great:
ReplyDeleteCan we just call it the
THIS SPACE FOR RENT CENTER?
LOL!
Wow, prolly be some fast house sales, kiddos leaving pricy schools, and fams staying at grandpop's house for vacation.
ReplyDeletethe executives should have seen it, like mr Marcelo Claure? Gee I wonder what happened ....
ReplyDeleteSprint Open World
For customers traveling frequently to Mexico, Canada and 17 countries across Latin America, including Ecuador and Venezuela, Sprint Open World includes unlimited calling, text and 1GB of high-speed data. The Latin American destinations are Dominican Republic, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Sprint offers free calling in more international destinations than any other carrier. T-Mobile offers free calling in two countries. Verizon does not offer free international calling.
In additional destinations outside of Mexico, Canada and Latin America, the Sprint Open World plan includes texting, discounted calling, and high-speed data for only $30/GB.
Qualified Sprint customers on domestic plans with compatible phones may add Sprint Open World to their Sprint plan simply by visiting www.sprint.com/openworld or go to your local Sprint store.