SPRINT NEXTEL CORP.

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Running to keep up in an ever-changing telecom race, Sprint Nextel is the result of a marriage of two leading US wireless companies. The combination of #3 carrier Sprint with former #5 Nextel Communications has created a wireless giant that aspires to take on Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility. Sprint Nextel, the leading local phone company in the US without a Baby Bell lineage, operates a nationwide digital wireless network with more than 40 million subscribers. It also provides cellular access on a wholesale basis to other carriers. The company's smaller wireline business provides long-distance voice, Internet, and data network services primarily to corporate customers and other communications carriers.

APPLEBEE'S INTERNATIONAL INC.

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Applebee's International makes sure that even far-flung suburbs can have a neighborhood bar. The company operates the largest casual-dining chain with more than 2,000 of its signature Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar locations across the US and in almost 20 other countries. Its eateries are primarily freestanding units and sport interiors festooned with local memorabilia to give each location an indigenous feel. The menu features beef, chicken, and pork items, as well as burgers, pasta, and seafood. The chain is known for its selection of appetizers. More than 400 locations are company-owned, while the rest are franchised. Applebee's is owned by casual and family dining operator DineEquity.