Sprint will have to keep its WiMax network running in parts of Massachusetts for at least 90 days now that the state has granted a preliminary injunction against the carrier. The move was made in response to a lawsuit filed…
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WiMax Headaches Continue With Sprint Lawsuit, 300K Set to Lose Broadband in Claim
Sprint is facing a lawsuit from various non-profit organizations alleging that the carrier is illegally planning to shut off wireless broadband service to educational institutions and libraries. At issue is WiMax network infrastructure that Sprint acquired when it purchased Clearwire…
Karma Pay-as-You-Go MiFi Service to Use Sprint LTE
A pay-as-you-go mobile data service from startup company Karma should be stronger beginning in mid-2014. According to an announcement made this morning, that’s when the company plans to begin offering service based on LTE from Sprint. Previously the company’s offering…
New Sprint, T-Mobile Plans Threaten AT&T, Verizon Dominance
Just one day after its merger with Softbank was completed, Sprint yesterday introduced new unlimited talk, text and data plans aimed at boosting its market share. The move came the same week that T-Mobile introduced a new plan that enables…
Sprint Completes Acquisition of Clearwire
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & BELLEVUE, Wash.- July 9, 2013 — Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the successful completion of its transaction to acquire 100 percent ownership of Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR). The merger agreement was first announced on December 17, 2012…
FCC Imposes Few Conditions on Softbank/Sprint Merger
Softbank’s merger with Sprint and Clearwire is nearly complete, with the FCC announcing Friday that it has approved the deal. Despite a rival bid from Dish Network, Sprint shareholders on June 25 approved the merger plan with SoftBank. Clearwire shareholders…
DISH Pulls the Plug on Clearwire Bid
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.- June 26, 2013 — DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, DISH Acquisition Holding Corporation, is withdrawing its tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of Clearwire…
Sprint and Clearwire Agree to Increased Acquisition Offer
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & BELLEVUE, Wash. (BUSINESS WIRE), June 20, 2013 – Sprint (NYSE:S) and Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR) today announced that they have agreed to amend Sprint’s agreement to acquire the approximately 50 percent of Clearwire it does not currently own…
Dish Focuses on Clearwire Acquisition: Unique Spectrum Has Strong Appeal
Dish Network now appears to be out of the running to acquire Sprint, announcing late yesterday that it would not issue a revised bid for that company. But Dish vowed to focus its “efforts and resources on completing the Clearwire…
EarthLink Launches 4G Wireless Internet-on-the-Go Service
ATLANTA, GA – June 19, 2013 — EarthLink, Inc., a leading IT services and communications provider, today announced the launch of its new 4G Internet-on-the-Go wireless mobile Internet plans for consumers. Powered by Clearwire’s 4G mobile broadband service via a…
FreedomPop to Offer Smartphones for Free Wireless Voice & Data Service
FreedomPop today announced plans to expand its free wireless data offering to include free voice beginning in late summer. In an interview, FreedomPop CEO Stephen Stokols said the company initially launched free wireless data in order to “nail the business…
What’s Behind Dish’s Higher Bid for Clearwire?
Clearwire may be a cash strapped company with relatively few customers and with a network that relies heavily on technology that lost out in the marketplace. But that hasn’t prevented the company from being the subject of a bidding war….
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