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SoftBank Said to Enter Direct Talks on Sprint-T-Mobile Deal

Posted on January 20, 2014 by The Soul Brother

By Alex Sherman and Aaron Kirchfeld SoftBank Corp., which is seeking to combine its Sprint Corp. (S) unit with T-Mobile US Inc., has entered direct talks with T-Mobile’s owner Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) to resolve obstacles to a potential deal, … Continue reading →

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Report: Sprint Planning Bid for T-Mobile

Posted on December 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Ben Munson With Sprint reportedly working on a bid to buy T-Mobile, a widely speculated possibility could be moving closer to fruition. The Wall Street Journal cited sources who revealed Sprint is studying up on the regulatory hurdles such … Continue reading →

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SoftBank is lighting a fire under Sprint – I’ll be waiting for the results

Posted on December 12, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Phil Goldstein Before SoftBank’s $21.6 billion deal to take control of Sprint (NYSE:S) was finalized, Sprint formally referred to the after-transaction company as “New Sprint.” Nearly six months after Sprint shareholders approved the deal, it seems like the new Sprint … Continue reading →

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This Company Can Find Stolen Smartphones (If Only AT&T, Verizon And Sprint Will Let It)

Posted on December 12, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Gerry Smith When Lawrence Flynn’s smartphone was stolen in Atlanta in July, he assumed it was gone for good. Weeks went by. Police had no leads. “I had given up hope,” he said. But an investigator at Absolute Software … Continue reading →

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Sprint hops aboard NYC subway DAS project

Posted on July 25, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Tammy Parker Sprint (NYSE:S) agreed to a contract that will enable it to use Transit Wireless’ distributed antenna system (DAS), which is being rolled out across the New York City subway system. Wireless customers of Sprint and its sub-brands–Boost Mobile … Continue reading →

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Sprint shareholders approve SoftBank’s $21.6B offer

Posted on June 25, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Phil Goldstein Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) shareholders overwhelmingly approved Japanese operator SoftBank’s offer to acquire 78 percent of Sprint in a $21.6 billion deal, handing SoftBank and its CEO Masayoshi Son a major victory in SoftBank’s quest to outbid Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network (NASDAQ: … Continue reading →

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Sprint, Clearwire Agree to New $5 Per Share Acquisition Deal

Posted on June 21, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Ben Munson Sprint today announced that Clearwire has accepted Sprint’s raised bid of $5 per share to buy out Clearwire. The new deal values Clearwire at approximately $14 billion and represents a 47 percent premium over Sprint’s previous offer … Continue reading →

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Report: VZW, T-MO Not Part of NSA Surveillance Program

Posted on June 14, 2013 by The Soul Brother

  By Andrew Berg   Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile may not have been required to particpate in the NSAs phone surveillance program.Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal today reported that the NSA may have exempted T-Mobile … Continue reading →

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Sprint: You Want National Security? We Got Your National Security

Posted on June 10, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By David Benoit Facing noise from Washington and Englewood, Colo. about whether its sale to Japan’s SoftBank Corp. (9984.TO +9.52%) would raise national-security issues Sprint Nextel (S -0.62%) has gone about as high as it could in the national-security system … Continue reading →

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Rumor Mill: Apple code limits iPhone data speeds on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint

Posted on June 6, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Phil Goldstein Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has  inserted code into its iOS operating system that limits the maximum data speeds  iPhone and iPad customers can achieve on the networks of Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ),  AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T)  and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S), according to an  iOS developer. … Continue reading →

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