| Beschreibung: | (19219) Japan, Tokio, 15.10.2012: Das japanische Mobilfunkunternehmen "Softbank" übernimmt den amerikanischen Mobilfunk-Konzern "Sprint Nextel". UBz. Der Präsident von Softbank Masayoshi SON (lks.) und der CEO von Sprint, Dan HESSE, geben auf einer Pressekonferenz in Tokio die Übernahme bekannt. - October 15, 2012, Tokyo, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (L) shakes hands with Dan Hesse, president and CEO of the Sprint Nextel Corporation, at the end of their media conference in Tokyo on Monday, October 15, 2012. Son announced that Japanese mobile Internet company Softbank has reached a deal to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest mobile carrier in the U.S. for $20 billion. The deal enables Softbank to establish an operating base as one of the largest mobile Internet companies in the world, with combined mobile telecom service revenues that will rank it third amongst global operators. Softbank aims to enhance Sprint's competitiveness in the U.S. and the deal includes $8 billion of new capital for the U.S. carrier. The companies expect the closing of the transaction to occur in mid-2013 pending regulatory approvals.
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