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TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp cleared a major hurdle in its attempt to buy U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel Corp, as rival bidder Dish Network Corp declined to make a new offer after SoftBank sweetened its own bid last week....

(Updates Vodafone, addds Telecom Italia, Apax Partners, Wanda, EADS, Abraaj) June 19 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Wednesday: ** Billionaire investor Carl Icahn promised Dell Inc...

After the coffee. Before knocking this cold out. The Skinny: I thought the San Antonio Spurs knew how to close. Not sure I see them winning a Game 7 on the road. Wednesday's headlines include a recap of Federal Communications Commission nominee Tom...

Tom Wheeler, a veteran lobbyist nominated last month to become chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said he is ready to make the transition from Washington insider to public servant. "My client will be the American public," Wheeler told...

Jun 18 (TheWrap.com) - A Senate Commerce Committee hearing into Tom Wheeler's nomination as Federal Communications Commission chairman quickly turned into a partisan debate about the FCC's future.  Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.)...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, on Tuesday pledged to champion competition in the telecommunications industry and said an upcoming auction of airwaves is the biggest...

* Part of Obama's push to make good on pledge * Sloan has little foreign policy experience * 'Going to be a difficult job' By Steve Holland and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - Cliff Sloan has represented Jon Bon Jovi's band in legal...

Jun 18 (TheWrap.com) - President Obama's choice as new chairman of the Federal Communication Commission, Tom Wheeler, faces a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday amid initial indications the Senate will try to move quickly to confirm him as the...

By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to face questions about his past work within the telecommunications industry at a Senate confirmation...

Money lost in a scam is usually money lost forever. Mari Merwin of New Britain, a victim of a "mortgage audit" scam, now knows that's not always true. In a Bottom Line column last December, Merwin described how she paid $299 to the Mortgage Auditing...

After the coffee. Before watching Tom Wheeler's confirmation hearing. The Skinny: Tom Wheeler, the nominee to be the next FCC chairman, will face a Senate confirmation hearing this afternoon. Should be entertaining. Tuesday's headlines include Bruce...

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Monday that it had chosen a longtime Washington attorney who has worked in both Democratic and Republican administrations to find a way to close down the prison at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay,...