SAN DIEGO-Three wireless companies announced dividend payments this week.
Qualcomm Inc. announced a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per common share payable Jan. 4, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business Dec. 7.
Sprint Nextel Corp. declared fourth-quarter dividends for the company’s common stock of 2.5 cents per share payable Dec. 30 to shareholders of record at the close of business Dec. 9.
Rural Cellular Corp. declared payment of four of the quarterly dividends on its outstanding 11.375-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock. The dividends were payable Nov. 15, 2004; Feb. 14, 2005; May 15, 2005; and Aug. 15, 2005.
The dividends total about $119 per share, including accrued interest and the aggregate total dividends of about $17.8 million will be paid from existing cash, said RCC.
