Dish Network has boosted its bid for Clearwire to US$4.40 per share, 29 percent above Sprint Nextel's most recent offer, and said it is prepared to buy up the stock of a minority of shareholders. In a letter sent Wednesday to Clearwire ...
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The tug-of-war over Clearwire looks set to continue for at least another two weeks as the struggling mobile operator postponed a special shareholder meeting once again to consider Dish Network's latest bid. On Wednesday, Dish boosted its ...
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The U.S. government is in negotiations with SoftBank for greater control over equipment purchases by Sprint Nextel and the selection of one of the Japanese company's nominee to the U.S. carrier's board, according to a news report. Dish ...
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Sprint Nextel has increased its offer to buy out Clearwire, bidding US$3.40 per share, to counter a competing offer by Dish Network. The new bid marks a significant boost from its earlier offer of $2.97 per share and beats Dish's $3.30 ...
Tags: Sprint Nextel, Computer Products, Clearwire
Sprint Nextel said it had received permission from SoftBank to negotiate a rival acquisition offer from Dish Network. The board of Sprint Nextel has the right to terminate its existing merger agreement with SoftBank, subject to certain ...
Sprint Nextel's network partner Clearwire hasn't been able to find any other big wholesale customers nor sell any of its spectrum, so selling out to Sprint is the only real option for its shareholders, the company said Monday. A letter ...
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Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen said Wednesday that his is an American company, and the modernization of Sprint Nextel's network will have to be done from the U.S. with operations control in the country, and English speaking staff. ...
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The merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS cleared its last major hurdle on Wednesday as MetroPCS shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal. The merger, first proposed last October, had faced opposition from some large shareholders until ...
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Verizon Wireless reportedly has offered $1 billion to $1.5 billion for some of Clearwire's spectrum leases, possibly complicating Sprint Nextel's attempt to buy out the company in conjunction with its acquisition by Softbank. Clearwire is ...
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Thanks to a winning combination of solid performance, lots of content, and affordable prices, Roku streaming media players have become a favorite choice of many staffers at Consumer Reports—including me. That's why we were especially ...
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Sprint Nextel posted another quarterly loss but reported progress toward becoming just plain Sprint, a company with more money and fewer networks, which it hopes to be by the end of this year. The company is on track to shut down its ...
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The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have asked for more time to consider Softbank's proposed takeover of Sprint Nextel, a move that may signal a rough road ahead for the US$20 billion deal. In a letter ...
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Dish Network has offered to buy Clearwire for US$3.30 per share, throwing a wrench in Sprint Nextel's deal to buy its mobile broadband partner for $2.97 per share. Clearwire disclosed Dish's offer in a press release on Tuesday afternoon, ...
Tags: Dish Network, Clearwire, Sprint Nextel, mobile broadband partner
Dish Network is at it again. Here at CES 2013, Dish just unveiled a new version of its Hopper DVR with even more viewing options than the original. Last year, you may recall, the original Hopper ticked off broadcasters with its ability to ...
Tags: Dish Network, Hopper DVR, Slingbox technology, smartphone, tablet
IDG News Service-Is Sprint preparing a bid for prepaid wireless carrier MetroPCS?Whatever the rumors and whatever the company's plans,its chief financial officer didn't offer any clues when speaking Wednesday morning at a conference in ...
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