Iliad is giving up on its futile attempts to purchase T-Mobile US
If you have never heard of Iliad before now, don’t worry – most people in the US haven’t. It’s a
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Poll results: Pocketables readers think T-Mobile needs to merge, and they would have preferred Sprint
Earlier this month, we asked you about your thoughts on a possible T-Mobile merger with some other company. After getting
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Poll: Is Dish Network a better option for T-Mobile than Sprint?
According to Bloomberg over the weekend, Dish Network is once again getting serious about a bid for T-Mobile. Dish’s chairman
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Rumor: Neither T-Mobile nor Sprint will keep their names post-merger
If the rumored merger between Sprint and T-Mobile actually happens and gets regulatory approval from the FCC, the latest reports
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Sprint and T-Mobile (and Softbank and Deutsche Telekom) are said to be in final talks for a Sprint/T-Mobile merger
Love it or hate it, it is seemingly more and more likely that a merger between the nation’s third and
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Poll results: Respondents seem split on Sprint buying T-Mobile
A week and a half ago, we asked you whether or not Sprint should proceed with its rumored plans to
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Sprint starts using Nextel and Clearwire spectrum right away
While Sprint has gotten a lot of flack lately, its saving grace is probably a combination of the cash that
Read more Softbank completes acquisition of Sprint, Dan Hesse to remain CEO
Sprint announced late yesterday that the merger with Softbank is officially complete. Softbank has invested approximately $21.6 billion in Sprint, of
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The future looks bright as Sprint completes acquisition of Clearwire, and Softbank invests billions in Sprint
Sprint announced this morning that it successfully completed its acquisition of the remaining 49% of Clearwire that it did not
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FCC clears the way for Sprint to buy Clearwire and merge with Softbank
This isn’t really shocking to anyone who has been following this story for any length of time, but the FCC
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The Nextel iDEN network is now officially dead (R.I.P.)
The old Nextel iDEN network is officially off the air: Sprint shut it down yesterday at 12:01 a.m. in each
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