RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has received about $100 million from Comcast Corp.’s exercise of its anti-dilutive stock purchase rights. As a result of the purchase, Comcast has acquired about 8.2 million shares of Nextel common stock, Nextel said.
Nextel said that Comcast has asked it to file an S-3 registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Comcast shares. Nextel said the registration statements will become effective the second quarter.
