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• Clearwire: What's Changing And What's Not With The Close Of The Sprint Nextel Merger

  Content Next - 2008-12-01

  Clearwire had a lot to be thankful for last week when it announced that its six-month long process of merging with Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel was completed on the day after Thanksgiving. Today, the company provided details on the close, including it's plans for the upcoming months as the...

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• 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),...

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• AT&T wants review of wireless-spectrum merger

  - 2008-08-27

  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...

  Tags: AT&T Corp., Clearwire Corp., merger, Sprint Communications, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS

• 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

  - 2005-09-15

  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...

  Tags: antitrust, Boston, FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., U.S. Department of Justice

• Sprint-Nextel merger approved with no 2.5GHz divestment

  - 2005-09-01

  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...

  Tags: FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, U.S. Department of Justice

• Sprint Nextel Completes Merger; Existing Sprint and Nextel Customers Will Continue With Current Services and Plans; Customer Information and Contact Numbers Available at www.sprint.com

  - 2005-08-12

  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & RESTON, Va. -- Sprint (NYSE:FON) and Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) today announced that they have completed their merger transaction, forming Sprint Nextel Corporation. Sprint Nextel common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, under the symbol "S."

  Tags: customer information, merger, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp.

• Sprint and Nextel Expect to Close Merger on Aug. 12, 2005

  - 2005-08-09

  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & RESTON, Va. -- Sprint (NYSE:FON) and Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) today announced that they intend to close their proposed merger on Friday, Aug. 12, 2005. The companies have received all required regulatory approvals for the merger.

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• Sprint, Nextel $70 billion merger gets FCC's approval

  - 2005-08-04

  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. ...

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• FCC approves Sprint-Nextel merger

  - 2005-08-04

  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...

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• Sprint and Nextel Receive Federal Communications Commission Approval for Merger

  - 2005-08-03

  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.

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