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		<title>Sprint cuts 800 jobs in wake of SoftBank deal, Nextel shutdown</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/08/27/sprint-cuts-800-jobs-in-wake-of-softbank-deal-nextel-shutdown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever a company is party to a big M&#38;A deal, layoffs always follow. Sprint(s s) confirmed with Bloomberg on Tuesday that it is cutting 800 jobs, but claimed that this doesn't&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Worried your unlimited data plan will disappear? Sprint is guaranteeing it won’t</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/11/worried-your-unlimited-data-plan-will-disappear-sprint-is-guaranteeing-it-wont/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sprint is retooling its plans to make them all-inclusive and all-you-can-eat, and it's guaranteeing they'll remain that way for life. It may be just marketing, but it's still surprising Sprint is&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>No more excuses, Sprint. It’s time to build the mother of all networks</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/11/no-more-excuses-sprint-its-time-to-build-the-mother-of-all-networks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008 Sprint promised to build a network that would change the face of the U.S. mobile industry. It never delivered. Now that SoftBank has reinvigorated the carrier, it's time to&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The SoftBank deal is done: Sprint, Clearwire officially turn Japanese</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/10/the-softbank-deal-is-done-sprint-clearwire-officially-turn-japanese/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/10/the-softbank-deal-is-done-sprint-clearwire-officially-turn-japanese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's finally over. SoftBank announced Wednesday it has officially closed its majority acquisition of Sprint. Sprint now emerges as an invigorated operator with $5 billion to play with.]]></description>
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		<title>The saga ends: Clearwire shareholders agree to Sprint-SoftBank takeover</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/08/the-saga-ends-clearwire-shareholders-agree-to-sprint-softbank-takeover/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/08/the-saga-ends-clearwire-shareholders-agree-to-sprint-softbank-takeover/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final tally was 82 percent in favor of being subsumed by Sprint and SoftBank. The three-way deal should be wrapped up and final by Wednesday, July 10.]]></description>
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		<title>FCC approves Sprint, SoftBank and Clearwire’s three-way tie-up</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/05/fcc-approves-sprint-softbank-and-clearwires-three-way-tie-up/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/07/05/fcc-approves-sprint-softbank-and-clearwires-three-way-tie-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 19:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If Clearwire shareholders give the thumbs up on Monday, Sprint and SoftBank are home free. They could have this merger wrapped up in a matter of a weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>Dish walks away from Clearwire, leaving Sprint with the prize</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/06/26/dish-walks-away-from-clearwire-leaving-sprint-with-the-prize/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/06/26/dish-walks-away-from-clearwire-leaving-sprint-with-the-prize/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dish set its sights on two big carrier M&#38;A deals, but now it appears to be leaving with nothing. It's withdrawn its bids for both Clearwire and Sprint. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sprint shareholders approve SoftBank takeover, leaving one final step: the FCC</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/06/25/sprint-shareholders-approve-softbank-takeover-leaving-one-final-step-the-fcc/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/06/25/sprint-shareholders-approve-softbank-takeover-leaving-one-final-step-the-fcc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sprint-SoftBank is home free. With a 98 percent shareholder vote in its favor, Sprint now faces only the FCC's public interest review. That should be a piece of cake.]]></description>
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		<title>With Dish (mostly) out of the way, the path is clear for Sprint-SoftBank deal</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/06/19/with-dish-mostly-out-of-the-way-the-path-is-clear-for-sprint-softbank-deal/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/06/19/with-dish-mostly-out-of-the-way-the-path-is-clear-for-sprint-softbank-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To close the deal, Sprint just needs a shareholder okay and the FCC to complete its review. The question, though, is whether SoftBank's interest in Sprint is waning now that Dish&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Dish to Sprint: Stop whining and get out of the way of our Clearwire deal</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2013/06/18/dish-to-sprint-stop-whining-and-get-out-of-the-way-of-our-clearwire-deal/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2013/06/18/dish-to-sprint-stop-whining-and-get-out-of-the-way-of-our-clearwire-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dish maintains that it's offer for Clearwire is fair and legal, and Sprint's attempt to block it in the courts is just an attempt to divert attention away from its own&#8230;]]></description>
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