http://www.kansascity.com/924/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2013Kansas City Star Sprint Connection 60 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:14:24 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/4237818/dish-reportedly-lining-up-bank.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15/4237818/dish-reportedly-lining-up-bank.html#storylink=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 22:17 CDT Four banks will help finance its $25.5 billion takeover offer. Dish has talked to Overland Park-based Sprint about the financing and the two sides will continue meeting to discuss the offer, which compares with a $20.1 billion bid from SoftBank. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/03/4216414/opposition-builds-against-sprint.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/03/4216414/opposition-builds-against-sprint.html#storylink=rss Fri, 03 May 2013 18:06 CDT Mount Kellett Capital Management LP said it forged an alliance with other Clearwire investors to coax Sprint Nextel into making a better takeover offer for the struggling wireless Internet company. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/29/4208544/clearwire-draws-another-80-milliion.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/29/4208544/clearwire-draws-another-80-milliion.html#storylink=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:04 CDT The financing, part of a prearranged agreement with Overland Park-based Sprint, can be exchanged for Clearwire stock at $1.50 a share under certain conditions. The move gives Sprint a way to tighten its grip on Clearwire as a rival suitor, Dish Network Corp. seeks to wrest control of the wireless Internet company's valuable airwaves - perhaps by acquiring Sprint itself http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/24/4199816/sprints-hesse-said-supply-problems.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/24/4199816/sprints-hesse-said-supply-problems.html#storylink=rss Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:39 CDT The new Samsung phone will still go on sale by Sprint this Saturday through Internet and phone sales, but its arrival in Sprint stores will be delayed. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/24/4199411/sprint-nextel-reduces-losses-but.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/24/4199411/sprint-nextel-reduces-losses-but.html#storylink=rss Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:26 CDT The CEO says marketing strategy, network upgrade and Clearwire purchase depend on the outcome of the SoftBank and Dish bids. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/22/4197004/sprint-committee-will-review.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/22/4197004/sprint-committee-will-review.html#storylink=rss Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:25 CDT Overland Park-based Sprint Nextel Corp. said its board has formed a special committee to evaluate a takeover bid from Dish Network, which is seeking to counter an offer from SoftBank Corp. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/19/4191611/softbank-isnt-planning-a-higher.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/19/4191611/softbank-isnt-planning-a-higher.html#storylink=rss Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:52 CDT SoftBank is facing an increasing risk of losing the deal, as some Sprint shareholders have said they prefer Dish Network's offer. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/18/4189835/dish-ads-promote-sprint-bid-to.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/18/4189835/dish-ads-promote-sprint-bid-to.html#storylink=rss Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:03 CDT An online promotion placed the Dish Network and Sprint Nextel logos side by side and declared, "It's all coming together." Sprint, however, had no involvement in the ad. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/17/4187344/dish-proposal-for-sprint-picks.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/17/4187344/dish-proposal-for-sprint-picks.html#storylink=rss Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:26 CDT Billionaire John Paulson, one of Sprint Nextel Corp.'s biggest investors, said he favors a $25.5 billion takeover proposal from Dish Network over a board-endorsed bid by SoftBank. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/16/4186000/rival-bidders-for-sprint-engage.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/16/4186000/rival-bidders-for-sprint-engage.html#storylink=rss Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:53 CDT Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. calls a competing bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. a "highly conditional preliminary" proposal. Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen counters that this is "a Japanese company" against an "American entrepreuner." http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/15/4184094/the-man-with-designs-on-sprint.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/15/4184094/the-man-with-designs-on-sprint.html#storylink=rss Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:05 CDT Charles Ergen, the billionaire chairman of the Dish Network, is challenging SoftBank's bid to buy Sprint, forecasting a different corporate culture if he triumphs over SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/15/4184081/dish-networks-takeover-bid-leaves.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/15/4184081/dish-networks-takeover-bid-leaves.html#storylink=rss Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:00 CDT Denver-based Dish Network Corp. has offered $25.5 billion to buy Overland Park-based Sprint Nextel Corp. The offer threatens to disrupt Sprint's planned $20 billion acquisition by Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. and casts doubt over its future in the Kansas City area. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/18/4073629/kansas-house-approves-telecom.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/18/4073629/kansas-house-approves-telecom.html#storylink=rss Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:06 CST As more consumers use cellphones, the state of Kansas may phase out customer charges that subsidize landlines in rural aeras. The House approved such a measure Monday. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/12/4063186/sprint-partner-clearwire-posts.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/12/4063186/sprint-partner-clearwire-posts.html#storylink=rss Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:07 CST A report says the company may need to complete Sprint's pending purchase to avoid doubts about Clearwire's future as a "going concern." http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/07/4053407/sprint-posts-13-billion-loss-337000.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/07/4053407/sprint-posts-13-billion-loss-337000.html#storylink=rss Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:54 CST Sprint Nextel Corp. lost subscribers as 2012 came to an end, a trend that will continue into summer, the company said Thursday. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/01/4043372/preliminary-clearwire-filing-recommends.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/01/4043372/preliminary-clearwire-filing-recommends.html#storylink=rss Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:34 CST Sprint Nextel Corp. is trumpeting a renewed recommendation from Clearwire Corp.'s board of directors that its shareholders accept the $2.2 billion offer Sprint made for the roughly 49 percent of Clearwire it doesn't already own. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/31/4042404/profit-doubles-for-sprint-buyer.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/31/4042404/profit-doubles-for-sprint-buyer.html#storylink=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:17 CST Profits doubled in the third quarter at SoftBank Corp., the Tokyo-based company that is buying 70 percent of Sprint Nextel Corp., as Japan's No. 3 wireless carrier lured new customers with Apple Inc. smartphones and tablet computers. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/29/4037615/justice-asks-fcc-to-go-slow-on.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/29/4037615/justice-asks-fcc-to-go-slow-on.html#storylink=rss Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:35 CST A Justice Department request to defer regulatory action on Softbank's $20 billion bid for Overland Park-based Sprint Nextel Corp. follows criticism that an acquisition could expose domestic networks to Chinese companies. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/29/4037327/last-call-for-blackberry-new-model.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/29/4037327/last-call-for-blackberry-new-model.html#storylink=rss Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:56 CST The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedier device, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone. It's the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/24/4029662/att-gains-customers-in-final-quarter.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/24/4029662/att-gains-customers-in-final-quarter.html#storylink=rss Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:28 CST The launch of the iPhone 5 helped AT&T attract more new customers in the holiday quarter than it has in three years, but it posted a big loss because of an annual adjustment to its pension obligations. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/18/4018641/more-clearwire-shareholders-join.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/18/4018641/more-clearwire-shareholders-join.html#storylink=rss Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:52 CST More Clearwire Corp. shareholders have joined the chorus of investors asking Sprint Nextel Corp. to raise its bid for the wireless-network operator after a counteroffer from Dish Network Corp. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/17/4016048/dish-network-asks-fcc-to-slow.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/17/4016048/dish-network-asks-fcc-to-slow.html#storylink=rss Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:15 CST Dish Network asked U.S. regulators to pause their consideration of Softbank's proposed $20 billion purchase of Sprint Nextel as the satellite television provider pursues Sprint partner Clearwire. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/16/4014540/closing-bell-sprint-falls-third.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/16/4014540/closing-bell-sprint-falls-third.html#storylink=rss Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:49 CST A bad day for regional stocks was punctuated by the ongoing slide in Sprint stock. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/15/4012772/closing-bell-sprint-slide-continues.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/15/4012772/closing-bell-sprint-slide-continues.html#storylink=rss Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:04 CST Shares in Sprint Nextel fell for the second consecutive day Tuesday, following downgrades by two Wall Street analysts. http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/14/4010884/closing-bell-sprint-downgraded.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/14/4010884/closing-bell-sprint-downgraded.html#storylink=rss Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:19 CST Shares in Sprint Nextel fell nearly 4 percent Monday after an analyst at UBS downgraded the wireless company's stock.