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• Report: Sprint, Partners Preparing $1.5 Billion Infusion For Clearwire

  PaidContent - 2009-11-09

  Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) could soon be on the receiving end of a $1.5 billion boost, according to the Wall Street Journal: $1 billion from majority shareholder Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel and another $500 million from JV partners Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Cable (NYSE: TWC), Bright House Networks, Comcast Corp....

  Tags: NYSE Euronext, Clearwire Corp., Sprint Communications, Cable, Wi-Fi, Financial Accounting, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Finance, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, WiMax, Companies, Clearwire, Comcast, Google, SprintNextel, Staci D. Kramer

• Clearwire to get USD1.5bn from Sprint Nextel

  Strategy Eye - 2009-11-08

  Wireless broadband firm Clearwire is set to receive a minimum of USD1.5bn from Sprint and its partners. Sprint is believed to be investing USD1bn, while its joint venture partners, including Comcast and Intel are set to invest a combined USD500m. ...

  Tags: Sprint Nextel Corp., Clearwire Corp., Sprint Communications, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Financial Accounting, Cellular Phones, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Editorial, Comcast Corp., Intel Corp.

• As Contracts Move To Rival Carriers, Sprint's Loss Expands

  PaidContent - 2009-10-29

  Sprint (NYSE: S) has seen its customers continue to flock to rivals like AT&T (NYSE: T), which have added more customers thanks to its exclusive relationship with Apple’s iPhone, and as a result, saw its Q3 loss widen to $478 million from last year’s $384 million. Revenues fell as...

  Tags: Revenue, NYSE Euronext, AT&T Corp., Sprint Communications, Carrier, Operational Accounting, Finance, Mobile, Money, Earnings, Companies, SprintNextel, David Kaplan

• Sprint set to buy iPCS in USD426m deal

  Strategy Eye - 2009-10-19

  US telecoms firm Sprint is buying wireless provider iPCS in a USD426m deal with an additional USD405m debt assumption. The firm is thought to be Sprint's last major independent affiliate and will mark the end of a long-running legal dispute between the firms. A series of acquisitions by Sprint,...

  Tags: Sprint Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Telephony, Corporate Law, Wireless And Mobility, Investment, Finance, Networking, Business Operations, Editorial, iPCS Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp.

• T-Mobile owner eyes Sprint takeover after Orange deal

  Strategy Eye - 2009-09-13

  T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom is considering a bid for US mobile operator Sprint Nextel just days after announcing a tie-up between its UK arm and France Telecom’s Orange.Sources tell The Daily Telegraph that Deutsche Telekom could make a bid for Sprint, which is valued at USD10.6bn, as early as next week. It is reportedly hiring Deutsche Bank to investigate the...

  Tags: T-Mobile, U.K., Sprint Communications, Deutsche Telekom AG, Advertising & Promotion, Government, Financial Accounting, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Deutsche Telekom, Jasper Jackson, Sprint Nextel Corp.

• Crown Castle International Corp. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-07-30

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Jonathan Atkin – RBC Capital Markets. Jonathan Atkin – RBC Capital Markets Ben, you raised an interesting point about the Clearwire builds and the fact that you benefit because of your ownership of the former Sprint assets....

  Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Sprint Communications, RBC Capital Markets, Crown Castle International Corp., Asset Management, Operational Accounting, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Seeking Alpha

• @ UBS Media Week: Sprint Survival Plan May Include Draconian-Like Cuts

  Content Next - 2008-12-09

  Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel's CFO Bob Brust confirmed today that the company is gearing up to make company-wide cuts to bring expenses in line with revenues as the struggling carrier continues to lose millions of subscribers every year. Brust was careful not to be specific, but it sounds extensive:...

  Tags: Financial, Recession, Sprint Communications, UBS AG, Branding, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Companies, Operators, SprintNextel, Money, Earnings, Tricia Duryee, Sprint Nextel Corp.

• Clearwire Shareholders Approve Merger With Sprint's WiMax Division

  Content Next - 2008-11-20

  Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) shareholders approved the company's merger with Sprint's WiMax business today during a special meeting. Clearwire said it's on pace to close the transaction by the end of the year, at which point the new Clearwire will receive $3.2 billion in fresh capital from Intel (NSDQ: INTC),...

  Tags: Shareholder, Merger, Clearwire Corp., Sprint Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Investment, Finance, Matt Kapko, Companies, Clearwire, Operators, SprintNextel, Money, VC M&A, Technologies, WiMax, Intel Corp.

• Syniverse Holdings Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-20

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Scott Sutherland – Wedbush Morgan Securities. Scott Sutherland – Wedbush Morgan Securities On this in-sourcing trend, at least with Sprint and Alltel, this has been a nice part of the business, so what do you see, this as being...

  Tags: China, India, Alltel Corp., Call Transcript, Earnings, Sprint Communications, Syniverse Holdings Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Seeking Alpha

• How Long Should it Take to Turn Around a Company?

  BNET - 2008-11-11

  I received an email from a reader in response to How Do These CEOs Keep Their Jobs? that brought up a thought provoking question: "How long should it take to turn around a company and how do you know if it's working?" Here's an excerpt from the...

  Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Sprint Communications, Financial Accounting, E-mail, Pricing, Balance Sheets, Product Marketing, Finance, Online Communications, Marketing, Financial Statements, Steve Tobak