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Should Carriers End Smartphone Subsidies?
Last month, T-Mobile surprised the industry by announcing an end to phone subsidies. While much of the market dismissed it as a stunt by a struggling carrier, T-Mobile could be on to something as Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T (NYSE:T) have expre...
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AT&T’s Challenges In Innovation And Competition
In a prelude to upcoming fourth quarter earnings release, AT&T (NYSE:T) announced it sold a record 10 million smartphones in 4Q12, and we estimate around 8 million of these to be Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone (see AT&T’s Smartphone ...
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How Much Pain Can Dish’s Clearwire Bid Inflict On Sprint?
Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) announced that it received an unsolicited bid from DISH Network (NASDAQ:DISH) that outbids Sprint’s (NYSE: S) offer by $500 million, coupled with an offer to buy 24% of Clearwire’s spectrum for $2.2 billion. D...
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With Clearwire’s Spectrum, Sprint Could Disrupt U.S. Wireless Industry
Sprint (NYSE:S) move to acquire the rest of Clearwire could have some serious implications on the future of the wireless industry. The carrier has for long struggled to stay relevant in a wireless industry that is still dominated by Verizon and A...
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Sprint Bids For The Rest Of Clearwire To Boost Its LTE Prospects
Emboldened by the recent deal with Japanese carrier Softbank, Sprint (NYSE:S) is looking to make use of its surer financial footing to acquire more spectrum. The third largest wireless carrier in the U.S. announced Monday that it has reached an ...
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Sprint Could Snag The Rest Of Clearwire To Bolster Its LTE Prospects
Emboldened by the recent deal with Japanese carrier Softbank, Sprint (NYSE:S) is looking to make use of its surer financial footing to acquire more spectrum. The third largest wireless carrier in the U.S. is rumored to be in discussions to purch...
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Sprint May Partner With Dish For A Joint Wireless Service
Emboldened by the recent deal with Japanese carrier Softbank, Sprint (NYSE:S) is looking to make use of its surer financial footing to enter into potential partnerships with spectrum holders. The carrier has in recent months talked to Dish Networ...
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Weekly Telecom Notes: Sprint’s LTE Rollout and Verizon’s 3G Plans
The past week saw quite a few developments in the telecom sector. Sprint (NYSE:S) continued to be aggressive with its 4G LTE roll out, announcing the expansion of its LTE coverage to another 11 cities and counties in the coming weeks. The third l...
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Sprint To Ramp Up iDEN Shutdown With $10 Additional Fee
With the deadline for its impending iDEN shutdown nearing, Sprint (NYSE:S) is getting aggressive with plans to migrate the remaining iDEN subscribers off the network as soon as possible. The third largest wireless carrier in the U.S. has started ...
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3 Themes that Utility Investors Should Pay Attention To Going Into 2013
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . By: Roger Conrad Utilities weren’t always paragons of strength, as anyone who remembers the implosion of Enron 11 years ago can attest. And it’s a safe bet some co...
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Sprint Speeds Up 4G LTE Rollout As Dogfight For Data Revenue Rages
With the iPhone 5 launched and the holiday season upon us, Sprint (NYSE:S) seems to be rolling out LTE at a breakneck speed in order to catch up with AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon (NYSE:VZ) as soon as possible. Just two weeks after it announced ...
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Sprint Seeks FCC Approval For Softbank Deal; Fundamentals Look Strong
Sprint (NYSE:S) filed an application with the FCC Thursday asking for permission to go ahead with the 70% sale of stake in the company to Japanese telco Softbank. This comes exactly a month after the third largest carrier in the U.S. announced a ...
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Sprint’s Spectrum Position Bolstered By U.S. Cellular Deal
It hasn’t taken long for Sprint (NYSE:S) to put its recently acquired cash from Softbank to use. The third largest wireless carrier in the U.S. announced Wednesday that it has acquired spectrum as well as around 585,000 subscribers in the M...
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Microsoft the Better Long-Term Bet, But Apple and Big Tech a Short-Term Buy
Submitted by Sizemore Investment Letter as part of our contributors program Last week, I suggested that Microsoft ( $ MSFT ) would be the ultimate winner in the long war for dominance of the smartphone and tablet markets. Though Apple ( $ AAPL...
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Sprint’s iDEN Losses Deepen But iPhone And Network Vision Bring Optimism
Sprint (NYSE:S) announced a mixed set of Q3 results in its earnings report October 25th. The company said that its revenues grew more than 5% over the same period last year and that it added a net 410,000 postpaid subscribers to its core Sprint p...
