Verizon joins AT&T in condemning 600 MHz auction plans
US market leader Verizon Wireless has expressed its dismay at bidding conditions that have been proposed for the Federal Communication ...
Tag: SoftBank
Sprint discussed T-Mobile bid financing with banks
Sprint Corp has held talks with six banks to discuss potential financing structures should it make an offer for rival ...
Softbank considers bond issue worth US$2.9bn
Softbank plans to issue a sizeable bond of Y300bn (US$2.93bn), Reuters said in a single sourced report. The Japanese operator ...
Thuraya considers US expansion
UAE-based MSS operator Thuraya is talking to potential partners about providing coverage in the US as it seeks to become a ...
Yahoo Japan buys Softbank’s eAccess for US$3.17bn
Japanese mobile operator eAccess will become an indirect unit of Softbank after the latter agreed to sell the company to ...
Sprint to share 4G network with rural operators
US telecoms giant Sprint Corp will share its 4G LTE network with regional operators after coming to an agreement with ...
Softbank CEO talks broadband in unspoken merger pitch
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son has implicitly made the case for a merger between his US operator Sprint Corp and smaller ...
Softbank hires regulatory heavy-weight in US
Sprint Corp parent Softbank has hired a former FCC chief counsel and member of Obama’s 2008 presidential transition team as EVP ...
Softbank CEO bangs drum for Sprint/T-Mobile merger
Speculation around a merger between Sprint Corp and Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile US has heightened after Masayoshi Son, the CEO ...
EC has strong concerns over E-Plus deal
Telefonica and KPN remain confident their planned €8.6bn (US$11.7bn) E-Plus deal will win regulatory approval despite receiving a reportedly strong ...
