FCC hopes to pass two wireless mergers by end of 2008

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is hoping to pass two wireless mergers by the end of this year, according to Kevin Martin, the agency chairman. The companies involved in the mergers are Sprint/Clearwire and Verizon/Alltel.

Sprint Nextel and ClearWire announced that they were to merge back in May 2008, for a joint venture in WiMAX. Sprint is to own 51 percent and ClearWire will own 27 percent; the remaining shares will be purchased by Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House, and Intel Capital.

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