Articles tagged with: Sprint Nextel and Softbank

Softbank Offers US Government Veto Over Appointment of Security Director

­Japan's Softbank has offered to appoint a "security director" if it is successful in its US$20 billion bid to buy a majority stake in the USA based Sprint Nextel.  more

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Dish Says Softbank Takeover of Sprint Nextel Threatens US Security

­USA's Dish Network has stepped up the public rhetoric in its battle to beat Japan's Softbank to control of 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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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 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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Softbank Unlikely to Raise Takeover Bid Offer for Sprint Nextel

­Japan's Softbank is unlikely to raise its US$20.1 billion offer to buy a 70% stake in USA based Sprint Nextel, despite a competing US$25 billion deal from Dish Network.  more

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Softbank's Links to Huawei May Threaten Takeover of USA Based Sprint Nextel

­The US government may require that Sprint Nextel submits its future network infrastructure purchases to regulatory oversight as a condition of approving its takeover by Japan's Softbank.  more

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USA's Department of Justice Intervenes in Sprint-Softbank Deal

­The USA's Department of Justice has steeped into the takeover of Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank citing concerns about national security and asked for a delay in the approvals process.  more

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Fitch: Sprint's Stronger Link to Clearwire Likely Strategic

­Sprint Nextel's intention to buy Eagle River Holdings's stake in Clearwire is likely another step in an evolutionary process that could eventually result in the company gaining sole control of the wireless network operator, according to Fitch Ratings. At the very least, Sprint's link to Clearwire would be stronger, and therefore complicate things a bit for those companies considering a move to buyout Clearwire.  more

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