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Sprint will use Altice footprint to deploy thousands of Magic Box small cells The line between telcos and cable companies has been blurring for some time as telcos look to leverage existing network infrastructure and cable companies look to enter …

Sprint rebounding with MVNO arrangement with Altice USA The months of will they, won’t they speculation then formal discussions between Sprint parent SoftBank and T-Mobile US parent Deutsche Telekom are officially done. The two sides couldn’t agree on terms regarding …

It looks like Altice may become one of the more aggressive growth-oriented pay TV providers. If so, would they be more interested in acquiring Charter to expand their cable television business or Sprint to offer wireless? To tell you the …

In a partnership with Arris, the French-based Altice Group is rolling out gigabit Internet services to SFR customers in France, with Suddenlink in the U.S. and Orange-Tricom subscribers in the Dominican Republic. The two companies are deploying the Arris E6000 …

This week, we will examine five of the top 10 developments for the third quarter and determine their short- and long-term effects on the telecommunications industry. These events are in no particular order and several of them have been suggested …

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure made it clear that the carrier isn’t currently discussing a potential merger with a cable company in an interview with Reuters, but said such a business decision could make Sprint “formidable.” The questioning was framed around …

5 things to know for Thursday, Sept. 17 1. Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam told investors that the changing wireless business model is likely to impact earnings. The carrier recently launched new data plans that offer “buckets” of data, and …

After buying most of French operator SFR from Vivendi in November, Altice is now back for the rest. The company, owned by billionaire Patrick Drahi, announced an offer to purchase Vivendi’s remaining 20% stake in the merged Numericable-SFR. Altice will pay 46 …

Portuguese authorities said they conducted a search of Portugal Telecom’s offices as part of a fraud investigation. Newspaper Diaro Economico reported that the PT shareholder assembly to approve the sale of PT assets to France’s Altice could be delayed because an …