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Analysis: Sprint should raise Clearwire bid to avoid Dish tension

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp should consider raising its offer price for Clearwire Corp or risk being saddled with a contentious relationship with Dish Network Corp, controlled by feisty billionaire Charlie Ergen. Full story

Sprint sues Dish, Clearwire as key deadline looms

(Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp on Monday said it has sued Dish Network Corp to block its tender offer for Clearwire Corp, on the eve of a key deadline in a takeover battle that also includes Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank Corp. Full story

ISS urges Clearwire shareholders to vote against Sprint deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Thursday urged Clearwire Corp <CLWR.O> shareholders to vote against majority shareholder Sprint Nextel Corp's <S.N> $3.40 per share offer for Clearwire stock it does not already own. Full story

Clearwire urges shareholders to accept Dish offer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clearwire Corp's <CLWR.O> board urged shareholders on Wednesday to accept a tender offer from Dish Network Corp <DISH.O> over an earlier deal with majority owner Sprint Nextel Corp <S.N> to buy out the minority shareholders of the wireless service provider. Full story

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News Summary: Softbank sweetens offer for Sprint

DONE, AND DONE: A month after being challenged by a rival to raise its bid for Sprint Nextel, Japan's Softbank did just that, by $1.5 billion. Full story

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  'Chinese Walls' & Wall Street with Jack Grubman

CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports the former telecom analyst explains why he thinks Wall Street hasn't changed since he was banned from the industry and provides his views on the DISH deal with Sprint.

  Faber Report: Sprint Ups Offer for Clearwire

CNBC's David Faber has the latest details on Sprint's increased bid to acquire a 50 percent stake in Clearwire.

  Cramer's Mad Dash: Won't Bet on Sprint

Jim Cramer explains why he is keeping an eye on Sprint and the DISH Network.

  Ergen on Sprint: 'We're Offering a Higher Price'

Dish Network Chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen tells the USA Today that Dish is offering a higher price for Sprint and that his company has an advantage because it's American.

  Faber Report: Wireless Earnings Roundup

CNBC's David Faber reports the quarterly numbers on AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint.

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File of pedestrians walking past a Sprint store in New York

Pedestrians walk past a Sprint store in New York in this December 17, 2012 file photo. Sprint Nextel Corp said it has sued Dish Network Corp to block its tender offer for Clearwire Corp, on the eve of a key deadline in a takeover battle that also includes Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank Corp. REUT

File photo of  people walking past a Sprint store in New York
File photo of people walking past a Sprint store in New York

People walk past a Sprint store in New York in this December 17, 2012, file photo. Sprint Nextel Corp said on May 21, 2013, it raised its buyout offer for wireless service provider Clearwire Corp 14 percent to $3.40 per share, just hours before shareholders were set to vote on the company's original

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Passers-by walk past a Sprint store in New York

Passers-by walk past a Sprint store in New York, in this October 15, 2012 file photo. Wireless service provider Sprint Nextel Corp received a waiver from SoftBank Corp on various provisions of their merger agreement permitting it to engage in discussions with Dish Network Corp. Satellite TV service

File picture shows Softbank Corp's logo at its branch in Tokyo
File picture shows Softbank Corp's logo at its branch in Tokyo

Softbank Corp's logo is pictured at its branch in Tokyo, in this April 17, 2013 file photo. Wireless service provider Sprint Nextel Corp received a waiver from SoftBank Corp on various provisions of their merger agreement permitting it to engage in discussions with Dish Network Corp. Satellite TV s