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All Sprint acquisition discussion (was "Japan's Softbank in talks for $12.8 bln Sprint stake")

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Sprint and SoftBank Amend Merger Agreement to Deliver Greater Value to Sprint Stockholders   Under the amended Merger Agreement, SoftBank will deliver an additional $4.5 billion of cash to Sprint st

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More than 2 billion shares 80 percent in favor of Softbank.  The deal is closed! 

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Here you go, my comment awaiting moderation...     http://attpublicpolicy.com/fcc/inconvenient-facts-and-the-fccs-flawed-spectrum-screen/   AJ

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Here's my wishlist for Sprint going forward:

 

4. Bid on 600MHz spectrum and get a sizeable chunk (20x20)

 

I would not hold out hope for that wish to come true.  Many markets will be lucky to free up 40 MHz for their total 600 MHz band plan.

 

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So can I loosen my spincther now?

 

Now, you are scaring our many spelling challenged members.  They see *loose* and think you might *lose* your sphincter.

 

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So can I loosen my spincther now?

 

 

Now, you are scaring our many spelling challenged members. They see *loose* and think you might *lose* your sphincter.

 

AJ

To calm the nerves of our many wonderful members, I was luckily able to relax knowing that Sprint will be under Softbanks wing. So I'm superly duperly OK!! :P

 

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Wrong link http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/sprint-softbank-merger-approved/

 

" Softbank already owns a 70 percent stake in Sprint, which it purchased earlier this year for approximately $20.1 billion."

 

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Just a case of poor reporting. They probably got confused with all the back and forth with Dish on who owns what.

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Wrong link http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/25/sprint-softbank-merger-approved/

 

" Softbank already owns a 70 percent stake in Sprint, which it purchased earlier this year for approximately $20.1 billion."

 

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You are right.  This is why Engadget is not worth my time anymore.

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Speaking of sphincters... I hope the FCC loosens their sphincter(s) real soon over the deal.

The FCC is not being a *tight ass* regarding SoftBank-Sprint. Xenophobic politicians and Dish are/were the ones *constipating* the deal.

 

Research. Go read the FCC docket:

 

http://transition.fcc.gov/transaction/softbank-sprint.html

 

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Very happy for Sprint today.  Best news we've gotten in more than 6 months. 

 

 

To be a fly on the wall wherever Ergen is crouching right now...  

 

 

 

I made this a while back and just kept it to myself, but I cannot resist now that the door is closed on the clown.

 

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98% of the shareholders want the merger. It's going to happen lol. Can't wait.

 

I thought it was 80% overall and 98% of those that participated in the vote

 

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I thought it was 80% overall and 98% of those that participated in the vote

 

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hmm maybe, I just read something on androidcentral. brb

http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-shareholders-give-final-blessing-approve-softbank-merger

 

98% want it, 80% represents the stock.

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98% of the shareholders want the merger. It's going to happen lol. Can't wait.

 

 

I thought it was 80% overall and 98% of those that participated in the vote

 

 

 

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Basically the whole voting block is represented by 80% public shareholders such as myself. Out of that group, 98% voted for the transaction.

 

 

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