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Sprint Nextel Corp extended a December 31 deadline for LightSquared Inc, with which it may share infrastructure, to get a regulatory clearance for operating a planned telecommunications network.

Current speculation among investors include deals with Dish Network, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire.

Deutsche Telekom may be forced into a tie-up of its sub-scale U.S. wireless unit with Sprint Nextel after a $39 billion deal with AT&T collapsed.

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AT&T also has 900,000 phones with controversial software installed.

AT&T and Sprint Nextel Corp. agreed in separate court filings Tuesday that Sprint's legal case against the $39 billion AT&T/T-Mobile USA merger should begin after the trial with the U.S. Department of Justice is complete, Bloomberg reported.

Sprint Nextel Corp , the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider, agreed to pay up to $1.6 billion to Clearwire Corp in the next four years, including a network pact and a potential equity infusion, easing concerns about a liquidity crisis at Clearwire.

Wireless service provider Sprint Nextel plans to pay up to $1.6 billion to Clearwire Corp over the next four years, potentially easing concerns about a liquidity crisis at Clearwire.

The developments in AT&T's (NYSE:T) attempt to buy T-Mobile over the past week have overshadowed Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) and Clearwire's (NASDAQ:CLWR) behind the scenes effort to salvage their relationship in the form of a new agreement by Sprint to wholesale future LTE capacity from Clearwire.

Clearwire Corp is expected to reach a funding agreement with Sprint Nextel at least by year-end and possibly in time for Clearwire's December 1 debt interest payment deadline, according to people following a standoff between the wireless service providers.

Clearwire is expected to reach a funding deal with Sprint Nextel at the end of the year, and may even reach an agreement to prevent Clearwire from missing its $237 million debt payment due Thursday, sources close to the matter told Reuters.

If you're looking for smartphone deals, these $100 Sprint phones are a good place to look. The Evo Design 4G is actually a new device, despite the fact that it bucks the dual core CPU build that is so popular now among the mid an high-end smartphone devices. Nexus S has been out for over a year, so it's less surprising that it has the single core build. Both devices run Android, obviously, and have four inch screens.

With the AT&T/T-Mobile deal still in limbo, it might be good to take a look back at the pivotal moments in the historic telecommunications debate.

Sprint Nextel may be forced to abandon the biggest advantage it has over its rivals - unlimited data services for a flat fee - because of heavy data users and a shortage of wireless airwaves.

Julius Genachowski's decision to call the hearing could spell trouble for the $39 billion transaction.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it intends to effectively block AT&T's (NYSE:T) proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile by referring the matter to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for review.

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After months of staying mum on the deal, Verizon has finally broken its silence.

Driver Tony Stewart won his third NASCAR championship on Sunday becoming the first driver/owner to win a championship since Alan Kulwicki did so in 1992. Stewart won Cup championships in 2002 and 2005 while he was driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.

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Shares of Clearwire Corp. fell as much as 31 percent after the company said it may skip its massive debt payment on Dec.1.

AT&T has the fastest data speed and web browsing for Apple's iPhone 4S, while Verizon has the best call performance and video quality.

Enbridge Inc and TransCanada Corp have raced forward with new pipeline plans in the fierce battle to unclog a year-long U.S. oil bottleneck, which could quickly end an unprecedented distortion in crude markets.

Despite AT&T receiving competition in iPhone sales from Sprint and Verizon, the company's churn rate is stable.

Sprint Nextel announced Tuesday that it would become the first U.S. mobile carrier to offer Wireless Emergency Alerts on its mobile network.

Sprint Nextel is cutting prices on their 3G/4G data plans in order to better compete with its largest rivals, the company announced Monday.

Sprint Nextel cut broadband wireless prices for its fastest data service customers after just two weeks to better compete with rivals AT&T Inc and Verizon Wireless in the holiday shopping season.

Before Nov. 11, Sprint was selling the unlocked version of the iPhone 4S. That means owners could slip out the SIM card and put in a card of their choosing. That would allow the iPhone to operate on any carrier the user wanted. However, Sprint will now be locking the SIM card, according to a recent internal memo.

Some users noticed their phones would lose 1 percent of their battery every few minutes. iPhone experiencing the bug wouldn't even last a day without charging. Apple rushed out the released iOS 5.0.1 Nov. 10. However, the patch might have been a little premature.