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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...
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Clearwire is one step closer to finalizing its merger with Sprint Nextel's WiMax division after it came to an agreement with iPCS, which filed a temporary injunction against the joint venture alleging that the new Clearwire ( NSDQ: CLWR ) will be violating a deal it has with Sprint ( NYSE: S ) Nextel...
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-- Verizon Wireless ( NYSE: VZ ) has exclusive Beyonce content: Prior to Beyonce's new album release "I AM.. SASHA FIERCE" on Nov. 18, Verizon Wireless will be able to offer its customers on V CAST Music. Starting tomorrow, Verizon Wireless customers will be able to download and purchase...
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Clearwire's CEO Ben Wolff provided an update on the company's pending merger with Sprint's WiMax business during the company's third-quarter conference call. Following the FCC's approval of the deal last week, Wolff said the only approvals left to get are from Clearwire's shareholders...
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A week after the FCC approved Clearwire's acquisition of Sprint's WiMax business, the Kirkland, Wash.-based company released Q3 financial results today. In a release, Clearwire's CEO Ben Wolff acknowledged the FCC approval, and said the merger is on target to close by the end of the year...
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In a critical day for the wireless industry, the FCC made three sweeping decisions today, pushing through two mergers and the approval of the controversial white spaces issue, which will allow for an alternative U.S. wireless broadband network. Perhaps, the Republican-led FCC felt it could spend all...
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FCC chairman Kevin Martin has dropped his controversial proposal to overhaul telecoms rules from today's meeting of the commission. Martin was hoping to get a vote on the controversial Intercarrier Compensation rules and Universal Fund, but the opposition was too much to ignore. As the AP notes,...
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The FCC will do a bit of voting on Nov. 4, as well. In a busy meeting scheduled for Election Day , the FCC will decide on three wireless issues: on whether wireless devices should be able to operate in the white-spaces; on Verizon Wireless's ( NYSE: VZ ) acquisition of Alltel ( NYSE: AT ) and on...
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Clearwire's ( NSDQ: CLWR ) CEO Ben Wolff announced what the senior staff appointments will be of the new Clearwire, following its merger with Sprint ( NYSE: S ) Nextel's WiMax division, and provided an update on the merger and when they expect the FCC to approve the transaction in an email sent...
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Bell Canada said today that it will use LTE to build out its 4G network, an unexpected move for a company which has many close ties to the competing WiMax standard. For instance, the operator currently offers a WiMax-like network in 178 cities in Canada , and in March 2005, it partnered with Clearwire...
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Sixteen global IT and telecoms giants, including Vodafone ( NYSE: VOD ), Telefónica, Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ), and Qualcomm ( NSDQ: QCOM ), have come together to create a new gadget category—the always-connected mobile broadband device, which they're backing with a $1 billion marketing campaign....
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iPhone Coming to Verizon: There are signs that Apple ( NSDQ: AAPL ) is working on an EVDO version of the iPhone, possibly for Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ), 9to5mac reports . According to a tipster with "some Verizon insider credentials," Apple might be announcing iPhones for the carrier as early as...