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- the union of two or more organizations under single ownership, through the direct acquisition by one organization of the net assets or liabilities of the...
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- AT&T wants review of wireless-spectrum merger
- AT&T Inc. opposes a quick federal approval of the proposed wireless-spectrum merger between its competitors Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. that would create a national WiMAX network. Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc., Google Inc. and Intel Corp. are major investors in the WiMAX venture for superfast wireless Internet...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- CRA International's Findings Cited by FCC and DOJ in Sprint Nextel Merger Approval; CRA's Consultants Apply Economic Analysis to Alleviate Antitrust and Competitive Concerns
- BOSTON -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version. The corrected release reads: CRA INTERNATIONAL'S FINDINGS CITED BY FCC AND DOJ IN SPRINT NEXTEL MERGER APPROVAL CRA's Consultants Apply Economic Analysis to Alleviate Antitrust and Competitive Concerns CRA International (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader...
- Research articles 2005-09-15
- Sprint-Nextel merger approved with no 2.5GHz divestment
- The acquisition of Nextel by Sprint has been approved by the US Department of Justice and FCC, and the companies are not required to divest their valuable WiMAX-suitable 2.5GHz spectrum, a condition that some pressure groups had lobbied for. The DoJ said an investigation of the $70bn transaction, which...
- Research articles 2005-09-01
- Sprint, Nextel $70 billion merger gets FCC's approval
- The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday gave Sprint and Nextel the green light to proceed with their merger, paving the way for the $70 billion transaction to close quickly. Sprint, which is the USA's No. 3 wireless carrier, and Nextel, the No.5, announced plans in December to merge. ...
- Research articles 2005-08-04
- FCC approves Sprint-Nextel merger
- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-4 August 2005-FCC approves Sprint-Nextel mergerC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The US Federal Communications Commission FCC and the US Justice Department have approved the USD35bn acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc by Sprint Corp, a US wireless company, following shareholder approval last month. The newly merged Sprint Nextel Corp...
- Research articles 2005-08-04
- Wireless Mergers Spawn FCC Questions, Reseller Lawsuits
- The proposed mergers involving Alltel-Western Wireless Corp. and Sprint- Nextel Communications are one step closer to competition, now that the FCC has approved the Alltel-Western Wireless asset transfer, and shareholders of both companies approved the Sprint-Nextel deal. With select divestiture conditions already agreed upon by the U.S....
- Research articles 2005-07-18
- Small carriers deal with change: FCC filings show small carriers pragmatic about post-merger world.(Service Providers)
- WASHINGTON -- As the big wireless carriers merge, smaller wireless carriers are trying to make sure they're not caught in the cracks between the deals. The FCC is moving forward in considering the merger between Sprint and Nextel Communications, as it got...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Consumer groups say Sprint Nextel should divest 2.5 GHz spectrum.(BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
- Consumer groups said federal regulatory approval of Sprint Corp.'s proposed $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. should be conditioned on the merged entity's divestiture of 2.5 GHz wireless licenses. "FCC approval of this transaction will harm consumers by allowing one entity to...
- Research articles 2005-04-01
- US telecoms face a shake-up after the merger of AT&T and Cingular
- The face of US telecoms has changed dramatically in the past year. Following the consolidation of the cellular sector with the mergers of Cingular Wireless with AT&T Wireless, and then Sprint with Nextel, the most dramatic of them all has been agreed--the acquisition of AT&T by SBC, one of the...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- Technology winners & losers: the Sprint-Nextel merger raises questions about the future of Flarion's Flash-OFDM, WiMAX and even CDMA.(Nextel Communications Inc.)(Optical Frequency Division Multiplexing )(Code Division Multiple Access)(Worldwide Intero
- A part from the obvious issues related to the integration of two disparate networks, the Sprint Nextel merger has longer-term technology implications, especially related to emerging wireless broadband solutions. The two networks will continue along their separate paths for the ...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- FCC says Nextel-Sprint merger will not affect spectrum swap
- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-16 December 2004-FCC says Nextel-Sprint merger will not affect spectrum swapC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The US Federal Communications Commission FCC has said that a proposed merger between telecomms companies Nextel (Nasdaq: NXTL) and Sprint (NYSE: FON) will not affect the spectrum swop deal between Nextel and the FCC....
- Research articles 2004-12-16
- Public safety issue overlooked in Nextel Sprint merger.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-17 December 2004-Axcess News: Public safety issue overlooked in Nextel Sprint mergerC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12172004 (AXcess News/SP) New York -- In November the Federal Communications Commission quietly extended certain 800 MHz deadlines that required Nextel`s relinquishment of 800 MHz...
- Research articles 2004-12-17
- AT and T to get back into wireless through Sprint
- WASHINGTON AFP ? ATT Wireless will soon disappear as a result of a merger. But a new ATT Wireless will be created by the company that started it all. The announcement Tuesday by AT and T could lead to some confusion among customers and investors. The giant which once...
- Research articles 2004-05-18
- Shareholder Proposal Calls for Disclosing Sprint Payments.
- By Dan Margolies, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 7--A shareholder wants Sprint Corp.'s board to disclose how much top executives and directors reaped as a result of the 2000 shareholder vote approving a merger with WorldCom Inc....
- Research articles 2003-03-07
- Sprint and Nextel Receive Federal Communications Commission Approval for Merger
- OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & RESTON, Va. -- Sprint (NYSE:FON) and Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) today announced that they have received Federal Communications Commission FCC approval for the companies' pending merger transaction. This completes all required regulatory approvals for the merger, and the companies expect to close the merger shortly.
- Research articles 2005-08-03
- Nextel Stockholders Approve Merger with Sprint at Annual Meeting; Shareholders Vote in Favor of All Proposals; CEO Highlights Company's Achievements and Update on Merger Plans
- RESTON, Va. -- Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) today announced it received approval from its stockholders for the proposed merger with Sprint Corporation (NYSE:FON).
- Research articles 2005-07-13
- MMDS Strategy Spiked.(Company Business and Marketing)
- Europeans, DOJ Object To WorldCom-Sprint Vows In the apparently failed marriage vows of Sprint Corp. and WorldCom Inc., the first victim appears to be their intended offspring, a combined wireless broadband strategy. If the Department of Justice and...
- Research articles 2000-07-03
- Death Of Telecom Mergers Greatly Exaggerated
- The U.S. Department of Justice has thrown a speed bump into the merge lane in front of MCI WorldCom [WCOM] and Sprint [FON]. The DoJ yesterday filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington, asking for a permanent injunction to block the merger. "This merger threatens...
- Research articles 2000-06-28
- Sprint-Worldcom Merger Faces Eu Rejection - Company Business and Marketing
- The European Commission EC the executive body of the European Union EU has joined forces with the U.S. Department of Justice DOJ and is apparently going to recommend that the $115 billion merger between Sprint Corp. and WorldCom be stopped. Antitrust concerns so aggressively in the headlines with the...
- Research articles 2000-06-26
- WorldCom-Sprint Dance: FCC Cutting In?(Company Business and Marketing)
- One of the biggest reasons for the merger of WorldCom Inc. and Sprint Corp. may have nothing to do with its potential demise. The proposed marriage of the two long-distance giants, criticized by some government officials, was driven in large part by...
- Research articles 2000-06-05
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