Sprint News

DISH abandons plans to acquire Sprint but doesn't rule out revisiting the matter as it focuses on Clearwire
By Andrew Kameka on Tuesday June 18, 2013

DISH Network CEO Charlie Ergen has made it clear that his company badly wants to break into the wireless industry and use up its stockpile of spectrum, but the satellite TV provider won't seek Sprint as its entry point to becoming a cellular provider.

Sprint sues to block DISH offer for Clearwire
By Andrew Kameka on Tuesday June 18, 2013

Sprint has filed a lawsuit against DISH Network and Clearwire, seeking to prevent Clearwire from accepting an offer from DISH that would change the management structure of the company and end Sprint's hope of acquiring the struggling carrier.

Sprint 4G LTE launches in Miami, New Orelans, and 22 new cities
By Andrew Kameka on Monday June 17, 2013

While Sprint has been making headlines for its love rectangle with Clearwire, Dish, and SoftBank, the carrier is finally making news for something positive by announcing a new round of LTE expansion in various parts of the U.S.

Sprint amends deal with SoftBank, ends talks with DISH
By Andrew Kameka on Tuesday June 11, 2013

SoftBank downplayed the need to increase its bid to acquire a 70 percent stake in Sprint for $20.1 billion, but as Sprint prepared to hold a vote on the proposal, SoftBank decided to sweeten the deal by raising its offer by several hundred million. In response, Sprint has ended talks with DISH.

Sprint says DISH offer for Clearwire is illegal and not actionable
By Andrew Kameka on Monday June 03, 2013

Though Clearwire is considering a recent DISH acquisition proposal, majority stockholder Sprint has sent Clear's board of directors a letter stating that DISH's proposal is not worth consideration because it cannot be accepted without Sprint's approval.

DISH raises its bid for Clearwire days before Sprint vote
By Andrew Kameka on Thursday May 30, 2013

Clearwire stockholders will vote tomorrow on whether to accept Sprint's offer to purchase the company for $3.40 per share, but rival suitor DISH Network has threatened support for that deal with a higher bid issued yesterday.

Sprint and SoftBank deal cleared of security concerns by U.S. government agency
By Andrew Kameka on Wednesday May 29, 2013

SoftBank's attempt to purchase a controlling share of Sprint Nextel poses no threat to national security, according to the findings of an investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). That removes yet another hurdle to the deal.

If Dish wants to acquire Sprint, being xenophobic and ignorant is not the best way to go about it
By Andrew Kameka on Thursday May 23, 2013

Satellite TV provider Dish desperately wants to get into the wireless industry by acquiring Sprint, but comments by its CEO and a new nationalistic smear campaign are embarrassing those efforts. Is this the Sprint of the future?

Sprint acquires the company that built Tweetcaster and BaconReader
By Andrew Kameka on Monday May 20, 2013

Sprint today announced that it has purchased Handmark and its subsidiary OneLouder, the company that manages Twitter client Tweetcaster and Reddit app BaconReader. Sprint purchased the companies as a way to improve its advertising and publishing business. Both Handmark and OneLouder will continue to operate under their existing brands and retain its staff, so the company will keep building and maintaining its mobile apps for Android and Apple iOS.

Clearwire board says Sprint is company's only valuable option, urges shareholders to support acquisition
By Andrew Kameka on Monday May 06, 2013

Despite vocal opposition from large shareholders, Clearwire's board of directors has issued a public statement urging stockholders to vote in favor of Sprint's proposal to acquire the company. A Sprint acquisition is the only course of action that makes sense, according to the board.

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