Dish Network is petitioning the FCC for waiver of certain technical rules governing a terrestrial deployment on its 20 MHz of AWS-4 spectrum as well as a one-year extension for that deployment. In a document filed yesterday, Dish said the waiver and extra time will give it the opportunity to determine if it will use […]
AT&T closes $1.9B deal for Verizon spectrum
Following the announcement in January of a $1.9 billion deal to acquire spectrum licenses from Verizon, AT&T confirmed that the deal has been finalized. AT&T gets 39 lower 700 MHz B Block licenses reportedly covering 42 million people in 18 states—California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, […]
Report: Amazon testing its own wireless network
Amazon could be going full-service soon as Bloomberg reports the e-commerce goliath is testing out its own wireless network. The report cites people familiar with the matter and says that Amazon’s test network, in Cupertino, California—Apple’s backyard—used spectrum controlled by satellite communications company Globalstar. The move would bridge the gap between Amazon’s hardware and web […]
AT&T: T-Mobile’s spectrum auction plan will lead to failure
AT&T has come out firing against a T-Mobile proposal for the FCC’s upcoming incentive auctions for 600 MHz spectrum. The carrier is saying T-Mobile’s “Dynamic Market Rule” plan would result in failure to generate sufficient revenue and “almost certainly doom the auction.” AT&T and Verizon have dominated earlier spectrum auctions. Smaller rivals including T-Mobile proposes […]
Analyst: Verizon Could Counter AT&T’s Bid for Leap Wireless
On the heels of AT&T’s late Friday announcement of its plans to buy Leap Wireless for approximately $1.2 billion, talk of a possible counter-bid from Verizon has already surfaced. The Street cited Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins as saying Verizon might submit a higher offer for Leap. Rollins pointed out that AT&T buying Leap would put […]
FCC approves SoftBank-Sprint-Clearwire transaction
The FCC has given its blessing to SoftBank’s $21.6 billion merger bid for Sprint and Sprint’s $5 per share buyout bid for Clearwire. In the order, released last Friday, the Commission concluded that the proposed transaction will likely result in public interest benefits. “Today is a good day for all Americans who use mobile broadband […]
Sprint, Clearwire agree to new $5 per share acquisition deal
Sprint today announced that Clearwire has accepted Sprint’s raised bid of $5 per share to buy out Clearwire. The new deal values Clearwire at approximately $14 billion and represents a 47 percent premium over Sprint’s previous offer of $3.40 per share. Clearwire’s board has accordingly adjusted its recommendation and is advising shareholders to vote against […]
Sprint sues to block Dish’s plan to buy Clearwire
Sprint has filed a complaint with the Delaware Court of Chancery against Dish and Clearwire, asking the courts to put the brakes on Dish’s tender offer to Clearwire. In a press release, Sprint said “DISH has repeatedly attempted to fool Clearwire’s shareholders into believing its proposal was actionable in an effort to acquire Clearwire’s spectrum […]
Dish exec talks advantages of fixed-wireless broadband
When Dish Network announced last week it had successfully tested fixed-wireless broadband in rural Virginia, it showed what the company could do with Clearwire’s spectrum. The service delivered 20-50 Mbps downlink rates to houses in rural areas using nTelos’ 2.5 GHz spectrum, the same frequency range as Clearwire’s spectrum licenses. David Zufall, Dish’s vice president […]
Dish ups bid for Clearwire
Dish Network has raised its bid for Clearwire to $4.40 per share, representing a 29 percent premium over the revised offer of $3.40 per share Sprint last week submitted to the internet wholesaler. The bid caused Clearwire’s stock to skyrocket in after hours trading and it’s currently up more than 20 percent in pre-market as […]