{"id":4655,"date":"2013-07-10T10:10:06","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T14:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=4655"},"modified":"2013-07-10T10:12:09","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T14:12:09","slug":"softbank-buying-sprint-buying-clearwire-for-better-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/softbank-buying-sprint-buying-clearwire-for-better-internet.html","title":{"rendered":"Softbank buying Sprint buying Clearwire for better Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nAbout nine months ago\r\n\r\nSoftbank CEO Masayoshi Son said he wanted to buy Sprint<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nbecause he was tired of poor U.S. Internet service.\r\nThe FCC has approved that merger.\r\nAnd Clearwire shareholders have approved Sprint buying Clearwire,\r\nwhich will provide more spectrum for Sprint to work with.\r\nSprint, Verizon, and AT&T competing in 4G LTE or faster\r\nwireless Internet services would almost be like a real market!\r\nToday’s the day.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nJordan Crook wrote vfor TechCrunch Monday,\r\n\r\nAfter 9 Months, The Softbank-Sprint Merger Will Be A Done Deal On July 10<\/a>,\r\n

\r\n

\r\n“SoftBank Corp. will invest approximately USD 21.6 billion\r\n(approximately JPY 1.8 trillion*) in Sprint Nextel Corporation and\r\ncurrently anticipates consummating the transaction on July 10, 2013\r\n(EDT).”\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nSascha Segan wrote Monday for PCmag.com,\r\n\r\nClearwire, Softbank Could Turn Sprint Around<\/a>,\r\n

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\r\nClearwire shareholders today voted to let Sprint take over a company\r\nthat never should have existed in the first place. This follows a\r\nnasty one-upmanship battle between Sprint and Dish for the 49-plus\r\npercent of Clearwire shares which Sprint didn’t already own.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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