Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20.1B

October 15, 2012 at 3:45 pm in The Dickinson Press

NEW YORK (AP) Sprint dug a hole for itself when it bought Nextel in 2005 in one of the worst deals in telecom history. Now, a deep-pocketed friend from overseas could help the company climb out of its hole and reinvigorate its fight against AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Continue Reading