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Article | 21/05/2013 Sprint hikes bid for Clearwire to counter Dish's offer
Sprint Nextel has increased its offer to buy out Clearwire, bidding US$3.40 per share, to counter a competing offer by Dish Network.
Article | 6/05/2013 Clearwire lays out its case for a Sprint buyout
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 S...
Article | 15/04/2013 Report: Verizon wants to buy Clearwire spectrum
Verizon Wireless reportedly has offered US$1 billion to $1.5 billion for some of Clearwire's spectrum leases, possibly complicating Sprint Nextel's at...
Article | 28/03/2013 Sprint pledges not to use Huawei, lawmaker says
Sprint Nextel and Softbank have pledged to keep Huawei Technologies products out of the Sprint network and try to replace Huawei gear that is already ...
Article | 9/01/2013 Dish counters Sprint with higher bid for Clearwire
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....
Article | 18/12/2012 Despite the spectrum craze, Sprint's bid for Clearwire may be right on
An investor in Clearwire has stepped up its fight to get a better price for the mobile operator, but Clearwire's alternatives to a Sprint Nextel buyou...
Article | 17/12/2012 Clearwire board agrees to Sprint's $2.2 billion offer
Sprint Nextel will spend US$2.2 billion to take complete ownership of Clearwire, a move that will help it expand its network capacity.
Article | 14/12/2012 Sprint's Clearwire buyout could save unlimited data plans
Sprint Nextel's proposed buyout of network partner Clearwire may be inevitable, and it could help Sprint keep its signature unlimited mobile data plan...
Article | 13/12/2012 Sprint offers $2.1 billion for remaining shares of Clearwire
Sprint Nextel has offered US $2.1 billion, or $2.90 a share, for the nearly one-half interest in mobile broadband firm Clearwire that the company does...
Article | 11/12/2012 Sprint reportedly in talks to buy out Clearwire
Sprint Nextel is in negotiations to acquire the remainder of Clearwire, its 4G WiMax network partner, according to news reports.
Article | 2/11/2012 Investor wants Clearwire to sell spectrum, prevent a Sprint buyout
A major investor in WiMax operator Clearwire told the company's board on Thursday to sell its excess spectrum for up to US$9 billion to prevent Sprint...
Article | 16/12/2011 New Clearwire funding won't guarantee LTE plan
Clearwire's big payday on Tuesday, when it raised US$734 million through a stock offering and a new investment by majority owner Sprint Nextel, helped...
Article | 6/12/2011 Clearwire plans $300 million stock offering for LTE
Clearwire plans to raise as much as $345 million in stock transactions to help fund its LTE (Long Term Evolution) network deployment and other activit...
Article | 3/12/2011 Comcast to phase out Clearwire service
At least one of the cable operators that struck a wireless spectrum deal with Verizon on Friday now plans to stop reselling WiMax mobile service from ...
Article | 2/12/2011 Sprint, Clearwire lay out deals on LTE, WiMax, funding
Sprint Nextel may help finance Clearwire's LTE network and keep offering WiMax service through 2015 under a set of agreements worth as much as US$1.6 ...