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Clearwire Spurns DISH's Advances, Recommends Sprint's Offer to Shareholders

Shareholders, who will vote on the proposal on May 21, saw no mention of DISH Network in the letter, despite the satellite provider's offer of $3.30 per share for all of Clearwire, which is higher than Sprint's bid of $2.97. ...More
May 6, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
It's The End of Bill Shock As We Know It

AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile USA are among the carriers meeting the FCC-CTIA guidelines for helping consumer to combat bill shock. ...More
April 18, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Billing
Verizon Wireless Wants Clearwire's Spectrum

Verizon Wireless is ready to shell out $1.5 billion for Clearwire's spectrum in America's biggest markets, the same day that DISH said it wants to buy Sprint for more than $25 billion. The spectrum race is going bonkers. ...More
April 15, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
DISH Makes Stunning $25.5 Billion Offer for Sprint

DISH says when all of the math is done, its bid for Sprint works out to be worth 13 percent more than SoftBank's offer. ...More
April 15, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
The Biggest BSS-OSS/Service Provider M&A of Q1 2013

Some service providers and players in the billing and BSS/OSS industries made major acquisitions in the first quarter of 2013, deals that could change the landscape for years to come. ...More
April 8, 2013
Posted in Galleries, Billing, Customer Experience Management, Service & Network Management
Clearwire-DISH: 'Another Nail In the Coffin'

Clearwire, the Bellevue, Wash.-based broadband provider, says it will accept $80 million in financing from Sprint in April, agreed upon as terms of Sprint's offer to buy the remaining half of Clearwire that it doesn't already own. ...More
March 28, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Sprint's Per-Share Offer Shortchanges Clearwire, Study Says

A Clearwire shareholder commissioned a new report that calls on Clearwire shareholders to insist on more money. ...More
March 13, 2013
Posted in News
AT&T Shouldn't Sweat T-Mobile Merger Disaster

Taking some of the blame and calling the failed merger with T-Mobile USA one of his "worst moments" earlier this week, AT&T Randall Stephenson should be able to let bygones be bygones. ...More
February 13, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
AT&T CEO: T-Mobile Flop One of His 'Worst Moments'

Randall Stephenson also predicted that DISH will wind up partnering with an existing wireless partner rather than building a network from ground up. ...More
February 11, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Sprint Calls DISH Offer for Clearwire 'Illusory'

Clearwire said Friday it's still in discussions with DISH for a buyout, but at least one industry insider thinks Sprint will win out in the end. ...More
February 1, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News