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Clearwire board approves higher Sprint offer

Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering $3.40 per share for the half of Clearwire Corp. that it does not already own.

Sprint boosts buyout offer for Clearwire

Sprint Nextel Corp. said Tuesday that it is offering $3.40 per share for Clearwire Corp. Its previous offer, from December, was for $2.97 per share for the wireless data operator.

Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads

In 2005, Sprint Nextel Corp. created an education program targeting teens learning to drive.

Dish chair dares Softbank to raise bid for Sprint

Dish's Charlie Ergen told investors and reporters Thursday that based on the benefits Japan's Softbank Corp. says it would get from buying Sprint Nextel Corp., it should be paying a higher price.

Dish Network 1Q results miss expectations

Dish last month put in a $25.5 billion bid for cell carrier Sprint Nextel Corp., attempting to derail a competing bid from Japan's Softbank Corp and vault itself into the market for mobile...

Softbank says Dish offer for Sprint 'illusory'

Dish Network Corp. has characterized its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. as superior to Softbank's.

Clearwire to tap into $80M financing from Sprint

In December, it agreed to a deal with Sprint Nextel Corp. that offered $2.2 billion for the 49 percent of Clearwire that Sprint doesn't already own.

Phone companies prepare for storm power outages

AT&T Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp. were making similar preparations, and lining up portable generators to truck out to cell towers with no permanent generators.

Sprint posts big 4Q loss, revenue rises

Long-ailing Sprint Nextel Corp. has agreed to sell 70 percent of itself to Softbank Corp. of Japan for $20 billion.

Softbank 3Q profit doubles on iPhone sales

Softbank is seeking approval from U.S. authorities for its $20 billion purchase of a 70 percent stake in Sprint Nextel Corp. that would be Japan's biggest foreign acquisition ever.

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Are Dish and SoftBank in a Race for Sprint?

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Crest Financial protests Clearwire vote delay, opposes new bid

May 21 (Reuters) - Major Clearwire Corp shareholder Crest Financial on Tuesday said it was...

Sprint raises Clearwire offer, not enough for some

(Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp (S.N) raised its buyout offer for wireless service provider...

Sprint raises buyout offer for Clearwire by 14 percent

May 21 (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp said on Tuesday it raised its buyout offer for wireless...