Daily Archives: November 13, 2013

Dish/Sprint Merger? Sprint’s Spectrum Pullout Suiggests the Fix is In… But Which Fix?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Steve Kamman

Sprint abruptly pulled out of the H block wireless spectrum auction after pushing for it previously.   That apparently leaves Charlie Ergen’s DISH as the only likely bidder at a guaranteed-to-the FCC minimum reserve price of $1.56.   Lets leave … Continue reading →

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Why Is AT&T So Set on M&A In Europe?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Steve Kamman

AT&T has been loudly proclaiming its interest in buying into European Wireless for ages.  But I am still puzzling to figure out why.  There are few obvious synergies and the track record of cross-border telecom M&A is awful (absent naked … Continue reading →

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