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Softbank And Sprint Say No To Chinese Companies

2013-03-29 18:46:25

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Amidst rising concerns about cyber spying and a House Intelligence Committee report last October, Sprint and Softbank have said they will not use any equipment from China-based Huawei Technologies. The two companies are preparing for a merger, which is being overseen by the US government. The government has asked only to be informed when these two companies buy new equipment and where they buy it. Mike Rogers, a Michigan...

New Study Says Sprint Bid Vastly Undervalues Clearwire

2013-03-12 12:32:08

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study by former FCC commissioner Dr. Harold Furchtgott-Roth and the Analysis Group asserts that the price Sprint has offered for Clearwire Corporation significantly understates the true value of Clearwire's technology opportunities and wireless spectrum holdings. The study supports Crest's contention that the public would be best served if Clearwire remained free to offer its spectrum to multiple wireless carriers. The...

Frost & Sullivan Lauds Sprint's Efforts in Delivering Enhanced Value through its Customized Offerings to Insurance Companies

2013-02-27 08:34:36

Sprint offers customers the flexibility to partner with multiple members of the UBI value chain MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the automotive usage-based insurance (UBI) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Sprint's Integrated Insurance Solutions (ISS) with the 2013 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Enhancement. As privacy and data security are key issues in the automotive UBI market, Sprint has built...

Study: Clearwire Spectrum Worth Two to Three Times More than Sprint Bid

2013-02-26 08:35:07

HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- An independent study by experts at Information Age Economics (IAE) indicates that the true value of the wireless spectrum owned by Clearwire Corporation is two or three times higher than the value reflected in the price Sprint has offered to pay to acquire Clearwire. According to a new filing with the Federal Communications Commission by Crest Financial Limited, Sprint's $2.97-a-share offer for Clearwire represents a value of $0.21 per MHz-POP...

Quicken Loans Once Again Sponsors Michigan International Speedway's Spring NASCAR Race - Event to Retain Quicken Loans 400 Name

2013-01-31 16:24:18

DETROIT, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Quicken Loans Inc, the nation's third largest mortgage lender, today announced it has again partnered with Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, Michigan, to sponsor the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, June 16. Detroit-based Quicken Loans was a sponsor of the same race in 2012, which saw driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. break his 143-race winless streak. "Last year's race was extremely exciting, and I know a...

Justice Dept Seeks Delay Of FCC Softbank-Sprint Merger

Justice Department Wants To Delay Softbank-Sprint Merger

2013-01-30 04:46:56

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The Justice Department has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to “defer action” on its review of the pending $20 billion merger of Softbank and Sprint while the department and other agencies investigate the deal for any “national security, law enforcement and public safety issues.” In a filing submitted on Monday to the FCC, Jennifer Rockoff, an attorney adviser with the Justice Department’s national...

Crest Financial Asks FCC to Block Sprint-Clearwire Merger

2013-01-29 20:21:43

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crest Financial Limited formally asked the Federal Communications Commission to block the proposed mergers between Softbank and Sprint and between Sprint and Clearwire. Crest, a substantial minority shareholder of Clearwire, argues in a petition filed late yesterday that that the proposed transactions grossly undervalue the primary asset sought in both mergers - Clearwire's trove of wireless spectrum. The filing notes that Sprint's offer for...

Dish Asks FCC To Pause Review Of Softbank-Sprint Merger

Dish Network Wants To Delay Review Of Sprint-Softbank Merger

2013-01-18 05:16:26

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Dish Network has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pause its review of Softbank’s proposed $20 billion acquisition of Sprint as the satellite television provider moves to acquire Clearwire, a company in which Sprint holds a slightly greater than 50% stake. The details behind Dish’s move are somewhat complex. Japanese mobile carrier Softbank acquired a 70 percent stake in Sprint in October. Sprint wanted...

Frost & Sullivan Lauds Sprint's Targeted Collaboration Solutions for Small Businesses in the United States

2013-01-16 08:30:25

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the mobile communications and collaboration market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Sprint with the 2012 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Enhancement. Sprint stands out among its peers by offering not only a tightly integrated, professional communications solution in Microsoft Office 365 but also personalized "Carefree Cloud" that includes onboarding, migration, and...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Alcatel-Lucent/

2013-01-03 12:26:14

In the news release, Alcatel-Lucent showcases a dozen new cloud-based service concepts involving 26 ng Connect Program members at CES 2013, issued 03-Jan-2013 by Alcatel-Lucent over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the wrong version of the release was distributed and some of the hyperlinks were incorrect. The complete, corrected release follows: Alcatel-Lucent showcases 12 new cloud-based ng Connect service concepts at CES 2013 Sprint joins more than 190 member companies as...