United States Cellular Corp. , subsidiary of Telephone & Data Systems Inc. successfully completed its spectrum sale in its Midwest markets to Sprint Nextel .

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel and SoftBank Corp said on Thursday they had received all necessary state regulatory approvals for the Japanese company's proposed $20.1 billion purchase of 70 percent of Sprint. The California Public Utilities Commission voted on Thursday to approve the deal, according to the companies, which said this was the final state approval required for the ...

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If Sprint Nextel Corp. loses the acquisition of Clearwire Corp., the Overland Park wireless carrier risks losing some of the attention of its own suitors, a telecommunications analyst said Wednesday. Sprint (NYSE: S) upped the stakes Tuesday, when it increased its bid for Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) to $3.40 a share, shortly before shareholders were set to vote on the Sprint ...

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s top executive has sent a letter to employees describing the finality of its new offer for Clearwire Corp. The letter could be an attempt to quash anticipation over a Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) bidding war — or at least Sprint's (NYSE: S) participation in one. "This new offer represents Sprint's best and final offer and demonstrates Sprint's commitment ...