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Clearwire shareholders approve Sprint deal
09 Jul 2013
Sprint, which is being acquired by Japan's Softbank, has completed its acquisition of the country's third-largest telecommunications company, Clearwire Corp.
US regulators approve SoftBank-Sprint and Sprint-Clearwire deal
06 Jul 2013
Japan's SoftBank Corp yesterday received the final approval from US regulators for its $21.6 billion bid to acquire a controlling stake in Sprint Nextel Corp, the third-largest US wireless operator
Sprint shareholders vote for SoftBank’s $21.6-bn deal
26 Jun 2013
About 98 per cent of Sprint shareholders voted in favour of the $21.6-billion deal, which would give SoftBank 78 per cent ownership of the third-largest US telecommunications company
Sprint Nextel raises bid for Clearwire by 47 %
22 Jun 2013
Clearwire is the fifth-largest wireless operator in the US providing high-speed mobile internet and residential internet access services to 88 markets in the country covering 134 million subscribers, a majority of which are Sprint subscribers
SoftBank raises offer for Sprint Nextel to $21.6 billion
11 Jun 2013
Japanese mobile operator SoftBank Corp yesterday raised its offer for US wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp to $21.6 billion to ward off a counter bid from US satellite-TV provider Dish Network Corp
Sprint Nextel boosts takeover offer for Clearwire
22 May 2013
Sprint Nextel Corp, the third-largest wireless operator in the US, has sweetened its buyout offer by about 14 per cent for approximately 50-per cent stake that it does not currently own in rival Clearwire
Dish Network launches $25.5-bn bid for Sprint Nextel
16 Apr 2013
US satellite-TV provider Dish Network yesterday launched a $25.5-billion unsolicited bid for Sprint Nextel, beating an agreed $20.1 billion offer from Japan's third-biggest telco, SoftBank
Sprint, Softbank not to use Huawei equipment
30 Mar 2013
Sprint posts $1.3 billion loss for 4Q
08 Feb 2013
Dish Network trumps Sprint Nextel with unsolicited bid for Clearwire Corp
09 Jan 2013
Dish Network's quest to acquire broadband provider Clearwire is expected to face hurdles since rival Sprint Nextel already owns more than half of Clearwire
Sprint Nextel buys controlling stake in Clearwire Corp
20 Oct 2012
Clearwire is the fifth-largest wireless carrier in the US providing services to 88 markets in the country covering 134 million subscribers
Japan's Softbank to buy 70 % stake in Sprint Nextel for $20.1 bn
15 Oct 2012
This is the second-biggest acquisition by Softbank after it purchased Vodafone's Japan unit for $15.5 billion in 2006
Sprint Nextel in talks to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom
09 Mar 2011
Deutsche Telekom aims to acquire a a 50-per cent stake in the combined entity through the deal to compete with bigger rivals AT&T Inc and Verizon Wireless
Sprint Nextel’s acquisition of iPCS to end row over iDEN
20 Oct 2009
Ending a legal battle, Sprint Nextel Corp. will acquire its last major independent affiliate iPCS Inc. for approximately $831 million
Sprint may divest Nextel's iDen business
11 Aug 2008
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