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WSJ: WeWork Eyeing T-Mobile’s John Legere for CEO Position

Tim November 11, 2019

When you think of T-Mobile, you can't help but think of John Legere. He's the face of the company and it almost feels like an understatement to say he has had a hand in helping T-Mobile become one of the country's most popular wireless carriers. With that...

Sharp’s New Aquos Crystal Phones Have so Little Bezel, They Look Fake

Kellen August 18, 2014

Sharp and Softbank unwrapped two new phones yesterday afternoon, two phones that have so little bezel, you might think they are fake. The Sharp Aquos Crystal and Crystal X phones give new meaning to the term "edge-to-edge." And guess what? You will be able to...

Sprint to Begin Throttling Data for Top 5 Percent of Users in Areas With “Heavy Congestion”

Kyle May 8, 2014

Softbank-owned Sprint may have the slowest LTE service in the country, but that is not stopping the carrier from implementing bandwidth throttles on some users. Sprint announced that, beginning next month, the "top 5 percent" of users in areas experiencing "...

Report: Sprint to Make Bid for T-Mobile in June or July

Tim April 30, 2014

Sources of Bloomberg state that Sprint is getting ready to make a bid for T-Mobile. According to three sources, who wished not to be named due to the privacy of the talks, SoftBank Corp. (who owns about 80% of Sprint), is preparing a case to present to FCC...

Sprint Buyout Set For July 10 Completion, Company Looks to Match Verizon’s High-Speed Coverage Within Two Years

Tim July 8, 2013

With SoftBank's acquisition of Sprint set for completion on July 10, to the tune of $21.6 billion, SoftBank's president is already talking investment plans for America's third-ranked mobile carrier. Seeking approval to invest some $16 billion into Sprint's...

Dish Network Proposes $25.5 Billion Bid to Take Control of Sprint

Eric April 15, 2013

The last time we heard news from Dish Network, they were in a bidding war with Sprint over majority share of Clearwire. It now seems as if Dish got tired of that idea and has since decided to try and buy Sprint instead. Sprint and SoftBank have been trying to...

Japanese Carrier SoftBank Pays $20.1 Billion to take 70% Ownership of Sprint

Eric October 15, 2012

Discussions between SoftBank and Sprint were confirmed last week to be about a substantial investment by the Japanese company in the Now Network. To start the week the companies have announced that the deal has been finalized and that SoftBank now owns a...

Japanese Carrier Softbank Seeks Majority Stake in Sprint at the Cost of $12.5 Billion

Tim October 11, 2012

Move over T-Mobile and MetroPCS, there are bigger moves being made today. This morning, news broke that Japanese carrier Softbank is looking to acquire a controlling stake of Sprint at the cost of a whopping $12.5 billion. As for Softbank's plans for Sprint...