Comcast buys up NBC for US$18.1bn
US cable and media group Comcast has bought General Electric’s 49% stake of NBCUniversal for US$16.7bn, taking full control of ...
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Clearwire shareholders oppose Sprint’s increased offer
Clearwire minority shareholder Crest Financial has reiterated that it considers Sprint’s bid for the wimax operator too low, despite a ...
Sprint agrees US$2.2bn Clearwire buyout
US number three-operator Sprint Nextel has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining half of Clearwire shares for US$2.97 per ...
FCC approves Verizon’s US$3.9bn spectrum buy
Verizon Wireless’ US$3.9bn acquisition of AWS spectrum from cablecos has finally been approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), but ...
Verizon spectrum deal gets conditional DOJ approval
US operator Verizon Wireless has received approval for its US$3.9bn spectrum buy from the Department of Justice (DOJ), however the ...
Verizon/cablecos allay antitrust concerns for deal approval – report
Verizon Wireless’ US$3.9bn acquisition of AWS spectrum from cablecos looks set to be approved after the companies allayed regulators’ competition ...
Sprint details concerns about Verizon’s tie-up with cablecos
Sprint Nextel has spelled out its concerns over the commercial agreements Verizon Wireless has signed with cablecos as part of ...
T-Mobile USA urges FCC to approve Verizon deal
Deutsche Telekom’s American subsidiary T-Mobile USA has reiterated its support of Verizon Wireless’ US$3.9bn spectrum deal with cablecos, filings with ...
FCC prepared to approve Verizon/cablecos spectrum deal – report
Verizon Wireless’s plan to buy spectrum from various cablecos appears to have moved a step closer to receiving FCC clearance, ...
Comcast issues US$2.25bn of notes in refi
US cable giant Comcast Corporation has issued two tranches of notes totalling US$2.25bn to repay two other bonds. The first ...
