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This week at CTIA 2013 , FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel presented ten ideas for spectrum policy.

Congressional concern over the proposed takeover of Sprint Nextel by SoftBank of Japan on national security grounds grew on Thursday as Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York asked government regulators to carefully review the Asian company's ties to Chinese telecommunications equipment makers.

The General Services Administration's new blanket purchase agreement with the four major U.S. wireless carriers will simplify the government's bewildering tangle of mobile voice and data services into more manageable bites for federal agencies, according to experts.

This morning, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve the transaction, providing the final state approval needed for the transaction.

Sprint Nextel Corporation was in 51 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. S has seen a decrease in activity from the world's largest hedge funds in recent months.

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USA's Dish Network has stepped up the public rhetoric in its battle to beat Japan's Softbank to control of Sprint Nextel.

Sprint Nextel today announced that it has received from SoftBank Corp. a waiver of various provisions of the merger agreement between Sprint and SoftBank.

According to Bloomberg , Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen made a $2 billion bid last week for LightSquared's radio frequencies, which are owned by private investment firm Harbinger Capital Partners.

Having built solid relationships with Kansas City startups to spur growth and establish the area as a hub for entrepreneurism and innovation, Sprint today announced that it has acquired Kansas City-based Handmark Inc.

Additional spectrum will significantly increase Sprint's network capacity and further improve the customer experience in Chicago, St.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & NEW YORK - Sprint and Time Inc. announced a mobile content, advertising and retail alliance.

The major U.S. mobile operators are all putting their weight behind a campaign against texting while driving that will include a blitz of advertising and a driving simulator touring the country this summer.

's stock had its "hold" rating restated by equities researchers at TheStreet in a report issued on Tuesday, AnalystRatings.Net reports.

The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.

Overland Park-based Sprint Nextel Corp.'s proposal to acquire Clearwire Corp. to $2.2 billion has gained the support of another investor, Bloomberg reports .

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Sprint Nextel Corporation has been tearing its way up the charts for some time now, with the shares nearly tripling in value over the past 52 weeks to trade at $7.26 . In fact, the equity hit a four-year peak of $7.40 on Thursday, but was stopped at this level in Friday's trading.

Japan's Softbank has put pressure on banks not to agree to fund a rival takeover bid for Sprint Nextel.