(AP) -- A consortium that includes leading smartphone makers Apple and Research In Motion prevailed over Google this week with a $4.5 billion cash bid for about 6,000 patents and patent applications from bankrupt telecom-equipment ...
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Jul 1, 2011
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(AP) -- Level 3 Communications Inc. said Monday it will acquire another top long-distance Internet carrier, Global Crossing Ltd., in an all-stock transaction valued at about $2 billion.
Business
Apr 11, 2011
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(AP) -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, Dish Network and a group of debtholders are the three remaining bidders for movie-rental chain Blockbuster in an auction Tuesday at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.
Business
Apr 5, 2011
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US video rental giant Blockbuster declared bankruptcy Thursday, falling victim to digital delivery of movies by Netflix and kiosk outlets such as Redbox.
Business
Sep 23, 2010
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(AP) -- Netflix Inc. tried to bring a touch of Hollywood to its Canada debut Wednesday only to wind up apologizing for a botched publicity stunt.
Business
Sep 23, 2010
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(AP) -- Leap Wireless International Inc. is taking its Cricket prepaid cellular service from a regional to a national player through a deal with Sprint Nextel Corp.
Telecom
Aug 4, 2010
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(AP) -- Even the news industry's free fall probably will not be enough to wipe out complicated federal rules designed to restrain the power of media companies.
Telecom
Jun 20, 2010
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The Tribune Co. announced an agreement with its major creditors Thursday that would allow the owner of the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and other newspapers to emerge from bankruptcy.
Business
Apr 9, 2010
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Canada's Nortel Networks on Thursday announced it has completed the 103 million dollar sale of its GSM-GSMR wireless business to Sweden's Ericsson and Austria's Kapsch.
Business
Apr 2, 2010
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(AP) -- Shares of Blockbuster Inc. sank 30 percent Wednesday after the video rental chain warned that it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Business
Mar 17, 2010
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