http://www.kansascity.com/924/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2012Kansas City Star Sprint Connection 60 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:13:48 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/22/3444728/lightsquared-to-cut-45-of-jobs.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/22/3444728/lightsquared-to-cut-45-of-jobs.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Billionaire Philip Falcone's LightSquared Inc. wireless venture is cutting 45 percent of its jobs, about 150 positions, to preserve cash after U.S. regulators rejected its plan to start operating. 1461095 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/22/3444408/t-mobile-to-fcc-block-verizon.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/22/3444408/t-mobile-to-fcc-block-verizon.html#storylink=rss Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00 CST T-Mobile USA, which just had its acquisition by AT&T blocked by regulators, is urging the federal government to block another deal in the wireless world: Verizon's planned purchase spectrum from cable companies for $3.9 billion. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/21/3443190/att-ceo-takes-2m-pay-cut-over.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/21/3443190/att-ceo-takes-2m-pay-cut-over.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:08 CST AT&T Inc.'s board cut CEO Randall Stephenson's 2011 pay by $2.08 million because he engineered the failed deal to buy T-Mobile USA, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/21/3442097/lightsquared-withholds-payment.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/21/3442097/lightsquared-withholds-payment.html#storylink=rss Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Philip Falcone's LightSquared Inc., the U.S. company struggling to gain approval for a wireless service, failed to pay British satellite operator Inmarsat Plc $56.3 million under a spectrum-cooperation accord. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/17/3435005/lightsquared-plan-b-find-new-spectrum.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/17/3435005/lightsquared-plan-b-find-new-spectrum.html#storylink=rss Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Philip Falcone may have to seek a buyer for LightSquared Inc.'s airwaves after regulators rejected his business plan. If he has to sell, the proceeds will probably be a fraction of what the billionaire invested. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/15/3430825/clearwire-surges-after-lightsquared.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/15/3430825/clearwire-surges-after-lightsquared.html#storylink=rss Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Clearwire Corp., the wireless broadband wholesale service provider, rose to the highest in two months after regulators rejected billionaire Philip Falcone's bid to use satellite spectrum for his LightSquared mobile network venture. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/15/3430487/telecoms-must-hold-net-neutrality.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/15/3430487/telecoms-must-hold-net-neutrality.html#storylink=rss Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00 CST The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has told AT&T Inc. and other telecommunications companies they must include a resolution supporting wireless net-neutrality in annual shareholder votes. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/14/3429658/lightsquared-dealt-blow-by-regulators.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/14/3429658/lightsquared-dealt-blow-by-regulators.html#storylink=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00 CST LightSquared, a company that represents possible billions in revenue to Overland Park-based Sprint Nextel Corp., suffered a severe blow Tuesday to its chances of lighting up a wireless network. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said LightSquared's plans posed a significant and perhaps insurmountable threat to global positioning devices. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/14/3429738/sprint-ignored-iphones-financial.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/14/3429738/sprint-ignored-iphones-financial.html#storylink=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Last week Sprint Nextel Corp.'s compensation committee decided to ignore the financial impact of the company's iPhone launch when calculating payouts under two incentive compensation plans. It ignored the added revenue those iPhone sales generated, and it ignored huge subsidies. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/14/3428184/sprint-in-talks-for-network-gear.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/14/3428184/sprint-in-talks-for-network-gear.html#storylink=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Sprint Nextel Corp. is in talks to use new Alcatel-Lucent telecommunications gear designed to help wireless networks handle more calls. The discussions reflect the industry's race to avert a capacity crunch for mobile service. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/14/3428179/sprint-bonuses-possible-by-excluding.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/14/3428179/sprint-bonuses-possible-by-excluding.html#storylink=rss Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Sprint Nextel Corp., which sells Apple Inc.'s iPhone at a loss, says it excluded the device's cost from its 2011 bonus calculations for eligible employees. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/13/3426187/att-throttling-data-hogs.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/13/3426187/att-throttling-data-hogs.html#storylink=rss Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of it, and play some YouTube videos and games. 1461096 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/13/3427232/closing-bell-us-market-advances.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/13/3427232/closing-bell-us-market-advances.html#storylink=rss Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Investors shook off their worries about Greece on Monday and got back to their routine of little-by-little gains. 1461096