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<title>SoftBank CEO promotes 4G expertise ahead of Sprint shareholder vote</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/07/knowledge.of.td.lte.spectrum.to.help.sprint.in.rollout/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359688467_softbankceo-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[SoftBank's CEO is continuing to talk-up his company's $20.1 billion offer to buy out Sprint, by claiming SoftBank's experience with 4G will help the US carrier. Network enhancements, such as SoftBank's single frequency network technology for reducing interference, will help Sprint in the long run alongside other benefits, according to CEO Masayoshi Son....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SEC approves SoftBank offer to Sprint, Dish chairman attacks proposal</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/02/shareholders.to.vote.on.june.12th.deal.could.close.july.1st/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1111/sprint-store.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the proposal from SoftBank to buy out Sprint. While shareholders in the US carrier are expected to discuss and vote on the deal at a meeting next month, the chairman of Dish Network has made comments against the proposal, citing the need for Sprint's network to be upgraded by US teams....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SoftBank CEO: 'No need' to improve Sprint offer after Dish proposal</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/30/masayoshi.son.places.201b.softbank.offer.above.255b.rival.bid/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359688467_softbankceo-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The CEO of SoftBank believes there is no need to change the Japanese carrier's offer to Sprint, following a secondary offer from Dish Network. Masayoshi Son, also the founder of the company, told the audience of an earnings briefing "There is absolutely no need for that since we believe our offer is above theirs."...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SoftBank aims to complete Sprint acquisition by July 1st</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/16/statement.states.companies.in.advanced.approval.stages/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359688467_softbankceo-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Japanese carrier SoftBank is expecting to complete its acquisition of Sprint by July, despite a sudden roadblock in the form of alternate offers to Sprint. A statement from Softbank providing a date for completion comes in the wake of Sprint receiving a second bid from Dish Network to merge, valued at $25.5 billion....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dish Network proposes merger with Sprint for $25.5 billion</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/15/proposal.would.spoil.existing.softbank.sprint.deal/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/dishin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Dish Network has announced it wishes to merge with Sprint, at a cost of $25.5 billion. The proposal from the satellite service provider could potentially derail the current attempt by Japanese carrier SoftBank to purchase Sprint, a deal worth around $20 billion that has been in progress since October last year....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple products continue to drive Softbank mobile profits</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/31/softbank.only.japanese.cell.operator.increasing.subscribers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359688467_softbankceo-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Japanese mobile phone operator Softbank doubled its profits in the third quarter largely on the strength of Apple's iPhone and iPad. Net income climbed to 65.9 billion yen ($724 million) in the quarter that ended in December, up from $357.5 million a year ago. Sales grew 7.1 percent to $10.1 billion. The company rose 2.7 percent to close at $35.53 per share before the earnings announcement....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sprint makes it official: will buy Clearwire for $2.2B</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/17/sprint.now.will.leverage.clearwires.25ghz.spectrum.assets/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355756044_ScreenShot2012-12-17at9.50.35AM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Confirming earlier reports of an acquisition in the offing, Sprint today announced that it would be taking full ownership of wireless broadband wholesaler Clearwire. The final price for the deal came in at $2.2 billion, just above earlier estimates that had Sprint paying $2.1 billion. That price represents a 128 percent premium to Clearwire's closing share price from October 10, the day before Spr...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sprint offers to buy out rest of Clearwire for $2.1B</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/13/sprint.would.use.softbank.cash.to.buy.rest.of.clearwire/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1350590532_horLogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sprint, the United States' third-largest wireless carrier, has offered to acquire Clearwire for $2.1 billion. Sprint already owns half of Clearwire, having acquired a controlling stake in the carrier in October of this year after buying $100 million worth of shares off of an investment firm. This new offer would give Sprint access a larger spectrum portfolio, an asset the carrier needs if it want...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sprint net loss improves to $767M, sells 1.5M iPhones</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/25/operating.loss.improves.to.less.than.half.of.q2.results/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1111/sprint-store.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The latest quarterly results from Sprint shows the carrier receiving a net loss of $767 million, an improvement from the $1.4 billion endured in Q2. The operating loss of $231 million for the period is less than half the $629 million from the second quarter, and almost reaches the same $208 million loss felt in Q3 last year....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sprint to take controlling stake in Clearwire</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/18/sprint.buying.craig.mccaws.clearwire.stake.for.100m/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1350590532_horLogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A regulatory filing revealed today that US carrier Sprint will buy shares in Clearwire Corp. sufficient to take a controlling stake in the wireless carrier. Sprint will pay $100 million to Eagle Rivers Holding, an investment firm owned by Clearwire founder Craig McCaw, in order to acquire a further 30.9 million of Clearwire's Class A shares and 2.73 million Class B shares, bringing Sprint's stak...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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