Articles tagged with: Sprint Nextel

Dish Network Raises $2.5 Billion for Sprint Nextel Takeover Bid

­USA based Dish Network is seeking to raise US$2.5 billion in debt funding to contribute towards its US$25.1 billion offer to buy a majority stake in Sprint Nextel.  more

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Softbank Pressures Banks Not to Support Rival Bid for Sprint Nextel

­Japan's Softbank has put pressure on banks not to agree to fund a rival takeover bid for Sprint Nextel. Softbank has offered US$20.1 billion to buy 70% of the USA based Sprint Nextel, but is facing a counter-bid from Dish Network worth US$25.5 billion.  more

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US Politician Says Softbank Cannot be Trusted with Sprint Nextel

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Sprint Bid to Buy Clearwire Receives Independent Support

­Sprint Nextel's attempt to buy out the minority shareholders in its Clearwire subsidiary received a boost after the independent shareholder advisory group, ISS recommended the offer.  more

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Sprint Nextel Blames Suppliers for Delays in Network Upgrades

­USA based Sprint Nextel is in the middle of a major network revamp to combine several legacy systems into one platform, but has warned that delays at its suppliers are pushing back the completion date.  more

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Clearwire Urges Shareholders to Vote in Favour of Sprint Nextel Takeover Bid

­USA based Clearwire has written to its minority shareholders recommending that they vote in favour of a takeover bid from Sprint Nextel.  more

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Dish Network Says Sprint Nextel Needs an American Owner

­USA based Dish Network has stepped up the public battle for control of Sprint Nextel by suggesting that the company would not perform as well with a Japanese owner.  more

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Sprint Starts 60-Day Countdown to iDEN Network Closure

­USA based Sprint Nextel has confirmed that its plans to shut down the iDEN Nextel National Network remain on schedule for the end of June, as originally announced in May of last year.  more

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Intel Steps into Sprint Nextel Takeover Battle

­The chip making giant, Intel has stepped into the takeover battle for Sprint Nextel by publicly stating support for the original bid by Japan's Softbank.  more

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Sprint Nextel to Investigate Dish Network Takeover Bid Offer

­USA based Sprint Nextel says that it has been given a waiver from Japan's Softbank to investigate the rival takeover bid from Dish Network.  more

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