Approval Expected for Big Cellphone Deal
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Federal regulators will formally approve Cingular WirelessÂ $41 billion purchase of AT& T Wireless, according to company officials briefed on the matter.
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) today announced that it would approve Cingular&#39;s $41 billion dollar acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless (Quote, Chart), provided the mobile carrier sells assets, such as spectrum and customer contracts, in 11 states.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it has conditionally approved Cingular Wireless' &#36;41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. , clearing the last big hurdle for the deal.
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The Senate Commerce Committee voted yesterday to require cell phone companies to get the approval of individual customers before listing their wireless phone numbers in public directories.
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Sprint is close to an agreement to buy Nextel for more than $35 billion in a mostly stock deal, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
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Nextel Communications Inc. yesterday gave final approval to a deal that gives it control over valuable new airwaves, ending a years-long lobbying battle among interest groups over how to reduce cell phone interference with police and fire radio systems.
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The union of Cingular and AT&T Wireless would create the nation's largest cellular company. How smoothly will it go?
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell yesterday unofficially recommended that the agency approve Cingular Wireless&#39; proposed $41 billion purchase of Redmond&#39;s AT&amp;T Wireless.
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The $41 billion merger between Cingular Wireless LLC and AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. won approval from the Federal Communications Commission yesterday, according to federal sources close to
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(Washington-AP) Oct. 26, 2004 - The nation&#39;s largest wireless phone company is created by the deal approved Monday by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Manufacturers focus on mobile standard, expected to hit the market next year.
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Justice Department antitrust regulators cleared the way Monday for Cingular Wireless LLC's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., a crucial step toward creating the nation's largest wireless telephone company.
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PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK  - Sprint Corp. is close to  an agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35  billion in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No. 3 and  No. 5 U.S. wireless telephone companies, sources familiar with  the situation said on Friday.
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Cingular Wireless LLC has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice that will allow the company&#39;s proposed $41 billion acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless to proceed on schedule.
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Technology behind super-fast wireless networks is close to getting official approval.
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Well, it looks like things are getting a bit more interesting regarding the Sprint/Nextel deal. It seems that Vodafone, which owns 45% of Verizon Wireless in the US, is supporting a move by Verizon to potentially buy Sprint PCS.
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Deal moves closer to completion, but is still subject to shareholder approval.