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Sprint in Talks to Acquire All of Clearwire

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Comments on news posted 2012-12-11 18:38:26: From the "well that's incredibly unsurprising" department comes news that Sprint is in talks with Clearwire to acquire the 49% of the company it currently doesn't already own. ..


skeechan
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2012-Dec-11 6:34 pm

Musical debt

Sprint saves Clearwire, Softbank saves Sprint.

Works for me since I have unlimited plans with both Sprint and Clear and use Softbank sims when traveling.

Guess I'm clearsoftsprint fanboy.
actions · 2012-Dec-11 6:34 pm ·

Metatron2008
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2012-Dec-11 6:51 pm

Sprintwire Bank
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OSUGoose
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2012-Dec-11 6:57 pm

Sprint Clear Bank
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Maggs
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2012-Dec-11 7:02 pm

I think this says it best...

»www.gametrailers.com/vid ··· xplained
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skeechan
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2012-Dec-11 7:23 pm

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Re: Musical debt

ClearSprintSoftBankrupt
actions · 2012-Dec-11 7:23 pm ·

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2012-Dec-11 7:39 pm

sprint-clearwire will be softbank's

nextel. I don't know why ATT didn't a play for clearwire's spectrum.
actions · 2012-Dec-11 7:39 pm ·

Metatron2008
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2012-Dec-11 9:07 pm

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Re: Musical debt

Nah, they just had a cash infusion from a softBANK
actions · 2012-Dec-11 9:07 pm ·

skeechan
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2012-Dec-11 11:00 pm

Softbank is the Sprint of Japan, hopefully the Clear/Sprint money pit doesn't bleed them dry.
actions · 2012-Dec-11 11:00 pm ·

Metatron2008
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2012-Dec-12 12:10 am

Sprint would do well if they stopped bleeding money to creditors and had a good network. Once you get in the bad credit realm it becomes a cycle..
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rradina
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2012-Dec-12 8:40 am

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SoftSpire Bank? Perhaps not since I've heard spire envy is rampant in Japan. However, now there are pills for that.
actions · 2012-Dec-12 8:40 am ·

norbert26
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2012-Dec-12 9:47 am

bottom line / nitty gritty

What does this mean for the customer(s) ? Will clear continue as it does or is the end and customers find another ISP ?
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2012-Dec-12 11:09 pm

I am predicting Clearwire stays nearly the same. Softbank knows what they are into and that the Sprint buildout includes Clearwire. Another change at this point would be a dumb move. Not that Sprint hasn;t done dumb moves recently but Softbank doesn't seem dumb and the NV buildout for both Clearwire and Sprint is ties together.
actions · 2012-Dec-12 11:09 pm ·