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T-Mobile and Sprint push Verizon probe pause
Thursday, 08 March 2012
T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel have asked the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ‘stop the clock’ on its review of Verizon Wireless’s bid to buy US$3.6 billion in wireless spectrum, seeking full disclosure of the deals the company has made with cable operators.
AT&T fails to knock out Sprint lawsuit
Thursday, 03 November 2011
A US judge has allowed Sprint Nextel to pursue its antitrust lawsuit against AT&T’s $39 billion proposed takeover of T-Mobile.
Judge limits Sprint discovery
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Sprint Nextel has lost its bid to gain full access to documents that rival telecoms company AT&T submitted to the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division (DoJ) for its proposed takeover of T-Mobile USA.
Sprint cries foul over blocked access to documents
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Lawyers from Sprint Nextel say a US federal court was wrong to bar the company from accessing documents produced in the government’s challenge of the blockbuster AT&T/T-Mobile merger.
US judge clears path for AT&T/T-Mobile trial
Friday, 23 September 2011
A federal judge has cleared the way for the US government’s challenge of a merger between telecom heavyweights AT&T and Deutsche Telecom’s T-Mobile to go to trial.
US states join AT&T/T-Mobile case
Monday, 19 September 2011
Seven US states have joined the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division (DoJ)’s suit to block a proposed $39 billion merger between telecoms providers AT&T and T-Mobile.
Observers question likelihood of AT&T/T-Mobile trial
Thursday, 01 September 2011
Although the US Department of Justice’s challenge of the proposed merger between wireless carriers AT&T and T-Mobile is poised to be its largest in years, observers say the chances of the lawsuit reaching trial are in question.
Sprint calls on FCC to take stand against AT&T/T-Mobile
Wednesday, 01 June 2011
Telecoms company Sprint Nextel has filed a petition urging the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block the US$39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, saying it would create a duopoly in the market.
US telecoms powerhouses lose text message appeal
Premium Article - Thursday, 06 January 2011
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld a lower court decision allowing a class action lawsuit to proceed against four major telecoms companies over the alleged price fixing of text messages.
Sprint case sent back to Illinois district court
Premium Article - Tuesday, 02 February 2010
A US appeals court has sent an antitrust lawsuit against mobile phone carrier Sprint Nextel back to district court, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to prove the case belonged in a Kansas court, rather than before the federal bench.
DoJ clears telecoms tie-up
Premium Article - Tuesday, 25 August 2009
The US Department of Justice has approved early termination of its review of Sprint Nextel’s US$483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA.
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