Read more Paul Saleh stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16129/paul-saleh.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 23 May 2012 06:11:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/10744/sprint-profits-dive-77-as-subscribers-defect.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=41490&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401030358' border='0' />Sprint Nextel subscribers jumped ship this quarter, taking the stumbling wireless giant’s profits with them. Profit fell 77% this quarter, Bloomberg reports, as 337,000 contract customers departed, the biggest exodus since the Nextel merger. The company said it would miss its 10% growth goal next year. “Their whole strategy...A Sprint phone store sign is enveloped by sunlight and shadows in this Feb. 28, 2007 file photo, in Murray, Utah. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, file)http://www.newser.com/story/10744/sprint-profits-dive-77-as-subscribers-defect.htmlThu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:29 CDT