This wireless operator sells Nextel's walkie talkie-like phones in midsized markets from the Florida Panhandle to the Hawaiian Islands. Nextel Communications established this company in 1998 as an affiliate and retains a 32% ownership stake. Nextel Partners has plenty of room to grow in these new markets. Revenues over the last 12 months rose by 31%, to $1.46 billion.
After Nextel's pending merger with Sprint, Nextel Partners shareholders can vote to meld their company into the larger one.
All figures are for the most recent available 12 months.
* Latest available data for the 12-month period ended Dec. 31, Jan. 31, Feb. 29, Mar. 31, or Apr. 30. For companies that do not report quarterly, the most recent annual data were used.
Data provided by Standard & Poor's Compustat, BusinessWeek
Nextel Partners, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Nextel Partners Operating Corporation, provides integrated wireless digital communications services to midsize and rural markets in the United States. It offers wireless services in a single wireless handset. These services include international and nationwide direct connect, digital cellular voice, short messaging, and cellular Internet access. The company’s direct connect service, a digital walkie-talkie service, enables customers to connect with business associates, family, and friends without placing a phone call. Its digital cellular services include advanced calling features, such as speakerphone, conference calling, voicemail, call forwarding, and additional line service. Nextel’s short messaging service utilizes Internet to keep customers connected to clients, colleagues, and family with text, numeric, and two-way messaging. Its online services provide customers with access to the worldwide Web and Web-based applications, such as e-mail, address books, calendars, and Java enabled business applications. As of December 31, 2004, the company had approximately 1.6 million digital handsets in service. The company has a strategic alliance with Nextel Communications, Inc. Nextel was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Kirkland, Wash.
No. of Employees
2,900
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John Chapple
Bio
John Chapple has been President, Chief Executive Officer. and Chairman of Nextel Partners Inc. and its subsidiaries since August 1998. Mr. Chapple worked to organize Nextel Partners throughout 1998. From 1978 to 1983, he served on the senior management team of Rogers Cablesystems before moving to American Cablesystems as Senior Vice President of Operations from 1983 to 1988. From 1988 to 1995, he served as an Executive Vice President of Operations for McCaw Cellular Communications and subsequently AT&T Wireless Services following the merger of those companies. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Chapple was the President and Chief Operating Officer for Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment in Vancouver, B.C. Orca Bay owned and operated Vancouver's National Basketball Association and National Hockey League sports franchises in addition to the General Motors Place sports arena and retail interests. Mr. Chapple is the past Chairman of Cellular One Group and the Personal Communications Industry Association, past Vice-Chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association and has been on the Board of Governors of the NHL and NBA. Mr. Chapple has been a Director of Cbeyond Communications, Inc. since August 16, 2004. He has been a Director of Nextel Partners and its subsidiaries since 1998. Mr. Chapple is currently on the Syracuse University Maxwell School Board of Advisors and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Business Alliance Board of Governors. Mr. Chapple is a graduate of Syracuse University and Harvard University's Advanced Management Program and has over 24 years of experience in the wireless communications and cable television industries.
AGE: 51
Titles
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
