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• Simpatico? Will Verizon's Puerto Rican Telecom Sale Pass FCC Muster?

  - 2006-06-26

  The Federal Communications Commission FCC is examining a Verizon Communications proposal to sell its Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico Inc. Telpri holdings to Mexico's America Movil SA (TelecomWeb news break, April 3). The agency's process of evaluating asset/license-transfer applications surrounds Telpri and its wholly owned subsidiaries of...

  Tags: acquisition, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Intelsat Ltd., Investment, Mexico, NETWORKING, Nextel Communications Inc., TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, Verizon Communications Inc.

• Sprint Nextel Receives Federal Communications Commission Approval for Nextel Partners Acquisition

  - 2006-06-20

  RESTON, Va. & KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) and Nextel Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTP) today announced that the Federal Communications Commission FCC has granted approval for the pending acquisition of Nextel Partners by Sprint Nextel. This completes all required regulatory approvals and the companies expect to close the acquisition...

  Tags: acquisition, FCC, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp.

• Mercator Partners Acquisition Corp. Announces Platform Acquisitions Creating Global VNO Leader; H. Brian Thompson to Lead Management as Executive Chairman; Nextel Founder Morgan O'Brien to Join Board

  - 2006-05-24

  RESTON, Va. -- Mercator Partners Acquisition Corp. (OTCBB:MPAQ, MPAQB) ("Mercator Partners") today announced definitive agreements to acquire U.K.-based European Telecommunications and Technology, Ltd. ("ETT") and McLean, Virginia-based Global Internetworking, Inc. ("GII"). ETT and GII are Virtual Network Operators, known as VNOs. The total purchase price for ETT and GII is...

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• Sprint completes 35 billion dollar acquisition of Nextel

  - 2005-08-12

  WASHINGTON AFP — Sprint completed its 35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications, creating a telecom giant with some 44 million wireless customers, the two firms said. The combined firm will be known as Sprint Nextel Corp. and will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday under...

  Tags: acquisition, Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Investment, NETWORKING, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• Department of Justice Antitrust Division Statement on Closing of the Investigation of Sprint Corporation's Acquisition of Nextel

  - 2005-08-03

  WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after the Department announced the closing of its investigation into Sprint Corporation's proposed acquisition of Nextel CommunicatioWASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division issued the following statement today...

  Tags: acquisition, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, U.S. Department of Justice

• FCC staff recommend approving Sprint's $35b acquisition of Nextel

  - 2005-08-01

  * FCC staff recommend approving Sprint's $35b acquisition of Nextel. No timetable, however, was given for the final approval. Sprint and Nextel announced the proposed merger in December.

  Tags: acquisition, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

• FCC Staff Urges Sprint - Nextel OK and NII Holdings 2nd-period Net Rose 2.3%, Revenue Up 35%.

  - 2005-07-28

  M2 PRESSWIRE-28 July 2005-US Financial Network: FCC Staff Urges Sprint - Nextel OK and NII Holdings 2nd-period Net Rose 2.3, Revenue Up 35C1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28072005 City of Industry, CA - Telecom Service industry news provided by Financial News USA...

  Tags: acquisition, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., revenue, Sprint Communications

• Stocks on the Rise.

  - 2005-06-03

  M2 PRESSWIRE-3 June 2005-WallStreetGrapevine: Stocks on the RiseC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03062005 Wall Street, NYC--Today, wallstreetgrapevine.com, named; TelePlus Enterprises Inc. (OTC BB: TLPE), Alamosa Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq NM: APCS), Nextel Communications Inc. (Nasdaq NM: NXTL), and Primus Telecommunications Group (Nasdaq...

  Tags: acquisition, Alamosa Holdings Inc., Company, FINANCE, Investment, Mexico, Motorola Inc., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., NETWORKING, Nextel Communications Inc., phone, stock, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony, U.S., VOIP, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS

• Deutsche Telekom chief rules out acquisitions in US

  - 2004-12-28

  FRANKFURT AFP — Deutsche Telekom has no intention of making acquisitions or stepping up investments for its mobile phone business in the United States, in spite of the planned merger of rivals Sprint and Nextel, the head of German telecommunications giant said. The US market, with 280 million people...

  Tags: acquisition, Deutsche Telekom AG, FINANCE, Financial Times, Investment, MARKETING, mobile, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications

• Southern Cross negotiates for the acquisition of Nextel Chile and AT&T Latin America.

  - 2003-04-25

  Chile, Apr 24, 2003 (Estrategia/SABI via COMTEX) Chile, Apr 24, 2003 (Estrategia/SABI via COMTEX)

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