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Dish Gets a Sprint Deal, Just Not the One It First Wanted
The two companies plan to offer, on a trial basis, a fixed wireless Internet service to be installed by Dish using Sprint’s airwaves.T-Mobile Taps MetroPCS’ Spectrum to Boost LTE Network Speeds
The No. 4 U.S. carrier is using airwaves from its recent MetroPCS acquisition to boost its top network speeds. First up was North Dallas, where the higher speeds kicked in just before Thanksgiving.News Byte
Pay-As-You-Go Hotspot Provider Karma Says It Will Expand to Sprint Network
Karma, which offers pay-as-you-go mobile hotspot service for $14 per gigabyte, said on Wednesday that it plans to expand next year from Clearwire’s WiMax network to Sprint’s faster LTE network. The carrier — part of a crop of so-called mobile virtual network operators — aims to grow by letting customers earn free data by sharing their hotspot with others nearby.Voices
The FCC Veers Off Course on Mobile Auctions
There is no evidence that crippling spectrum auctions would accomplish the Obama administration’s policy objectives for universal broadband.Sprint Sold 1.4 Million iPhones Last Quarter but Lost Two Million Subscribers Amid Nextel Shutdown
The shutdown of the Nextel network led to a major subscriber drop for the No. 3 U.S. cell phone carrier.AllThingsD’s Week in Review: A New, New Microsoft, and a $23.5 Billion iPhone Bill for Verizon
The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You’re welcome!FreedomPop Rakes In Another $5 Million to Fund Free Mobile Service
The Niklas Zennstrom-backed upstart is bulking up its coffers ahead of its initial phone launch later this summer.Done Deal: SoftBank Now Firmly in Control of Sprint
With Dish out of the running, and shareholders and regulators having given their blessing, the Japanese company now holds a majority stake in the No. 3 U.S. carrier.News Byte