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Clearwire, Softbank Could Revive Sprint
2013-07-09 10:15:57| Telecom - Topix.net
Could 2014 be Sprint's year? The nation's No. 3 wireless carrier has had a long, slow rise from its dramatic fall in 2004-2006, with plenty of bumps along the way.
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Clearwire shareholders approve Sprint buyout
2013-07-09 07:49:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) US wireless ISP Clearwire's shareholders have voted to approve mobile carrier Sprint Nextel's bid to buy the 50 percent it did not already own for USD 5 a share, which Sprint improved two weeks ago to outbid pay TV operator Dish Network's last offer of USD 4.40 a share. Holders of 82 percent of the unaffiliated outstanding shares of common stock, as of 2 April, voted in favour. Clearwire, which currently provides LTE service in about 80 cities with more than 130 million residents, gives Sprint more spectrum to deliver faster internet access in more locations. Sprint is paying approximately USD 7 million for half of Clearwire. This operation will be followed by Japanese carrier SoftBank's acquisition of a majority of Sprint for USD 21.6 billion, which will give it more spectrum than US carriers Verizon Wireless and AT&T. The Sprint-Clearwire transaction is expected by the two companies to be completed on 9 July.
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Clearwire shareholders approve Sprint takeover
2013-07-08 21:06:11| CNET News.com
Now that Dish Network is out of the picture, Clearwire shareholders have officially accepted Sprint's $5 a share offer to buy its remaining shares. [Read more]
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FCC approves Softbank's $21.6B acquisition of Sprint
2013-07-08 16:55:08| InfoWorld: Top News
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint by Japanese telecommunications group Softbank, saying it promises to bring consumers faster and more advanced wireless broadband Internet service. The go-ahead from the FCC was the final hurdle to Softbank consummating the deal. Sprint shareholders in late June approved the acquisition that will see Softbank pay $7.64 per share, for a total of $16.64 billion in cash, and invest about $5 billion of new capital into Sprint. It will own 78 percent of the new company.
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Who wants 'New Sprint' shares? Not many Sprint shareholders
2013-07-08 14:29:43| CNET News.com
With the SoftBank merger looming, holders of just 3 percent of shares in Sprint elect to remain Sprint shareholders. [Read more]
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