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SoftBank sweetens its Sprint pitch, offers U.S. veto power over board member: Report
David Gura May 23, 2013
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Japan-based SoftBank will allow the U.S. government to pick a member of Sprint's board if the deal goes through.
What Dish buying Sprint Nextel means for your TV set
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 15, 2013
Dish Network wants to buy up Sprint Nextel for $25.5 billion. This play is all about the future of TV.
Dish TV Network bids for Sprint Nextel, sets sights on mobile
Scott Tong Apr 15, 2013
The Dish TV Network this morning is making a big bid to get into the mobile space. It wants to buy the country’s third largest cellphone carrier Sprint-Nextel for more than $25 billion.
Sprint's Clearwire acquisition could signal move towards data
Queena Kim Dec 17, 2012
To compete with AT&T and Verizon, which have about 70 percent of the market, Sprint needs more spectrum and Clearwire has it.
Sprint Nextel to get a $20 billion lifeline
Jeff Tyler Oct 15, 2012
Softbank, Japan’s No. 3 mobile phone network, agrees to buy a majority stake in Sprint, in a bold bid to take on giants AT&T and Verizon.
Softbank to acquire Sprint, enter U.S. market
Amy Scott Oct 15, 2012
The Japanese mobile phone carrier Softbank has reached a deal to buy 70 percent of U.S. wireless company Sprint Nextel. The $20 billion dollar deal is the largest-ever Japanese acquisition of a foreign company.
iPhone boom is short-term bust for wireless carriers
Mitchell Hartman Sep 13, 2012
AT&T, Verizon and Sprint offer huge subsidies on new smartphones that hit bottom line.
Verizon is trying to stamp out unlimited data customers
John Moe Jun 13, 2012
Big Red wants you to go nuts on calls and texts, but keep your data use in check.
Sprint's new green standard for phones
Adriene Hill Jan 11, 2012
The cell phone carrier will evaluate all handsets for environmental impacts.
