Softbank articles

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  Sprint to acquire 100 percent stake in Clearwire for $2.2 billion

  By Aaron Souppouris on December 17, 2012 07:08 am + 26 comments

  Sprint today announced that it will purchase Clearwire outright for $2.97 per share, or roughly $2.2 Continue reading…

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  Sprint said to be in 'active negotiations' to buy out Clearwire

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 11, 2012 02:07 pm + 12 comments

  Sprint, Clearwire, and SoftBank have had a busy couple of months, and it looks like things aren't Continue reading…

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  $20 billion of ambition: meet Masayoshi Son, Sprint suitor and SoftBank CEO

  By Verge Staff on October 22, 2012 12:00 pm + 42 comments

  By Jeff Blagdon and Sam Byford When Sprint CEO Dan Hesse — a tower of a man — took the stage Continue reading…

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  Sprint's LTE now covers over 30 markets, Chicago suburbs and more added today

  By Justin Rubio on October 22, 2012 11:29 am + 58 comments

  Sprint's steadily growing LTE service now covers more than 30 markets, with a number of smaller Continue reading…

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  AT&T: Sprint-SoftBank deal gives Japanese firm 'control of significantly more US wireless spectrum than any other company'

  By Chris Ziegler on October 18, 2012 12:09 pm + 97 comments

  The viability of SoftBank's majority acquisition of Sprint is a big question as the deal progresses Continue reading…

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  SoftBank tries to buy Sprint: everything you need to know about the multi-billion acquisition

  By Chris Welch on October 18, 2012 11:20 am

  Rumors surrounding an acquisition of Sprint by Japanese carrier SoftBank originated on October 11th, Continue reading…

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  Sprint acquires majority stake in Clearwire

  By Aaron Souppouris on October 18, 2012 07:50 am + 34 comments

  Sprint has upped its stake in Clearwire to 50.8 percent, and now has voting control over the Continue reading…

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  SoftBank confirms $20.1 billion Sprint acquisition, deal expected to close in mid-2013

  By Jeff Blagdon on October 15, 2012 04:02 am + 156 comments

  Sprint is being acquired by Japanese carrier SoftBank in a deal worth $20.1 billion, the company Continue reading…

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  CNBC: Japanese carrier SoftBank buys control of Sprint for $20 billion (updated)

  By T.C. Sottek on October 14, 2012 05:15 pm + 156 comments

  Sprint confirmed on Friday that it was in talks to sell more than two thirds of Sprint Nextel stock Continue reading…

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  Japanese carrier SoftBank in talks to acquire Sprint, reports Nikkei (update: Sprint confirms talks)

  By Jeff Blagdon on October 11, 2012 07:09 am + 97 comments

  Japan’s Nikkei business daily is reporting that the country’s third-place wireless carrier, Continue reading…