Mobile Minute: CCA Spring 2014

CCA 2014: Sprint, CCA, and NetAmerica partner on LTE expansion plans
Sprint is looking to expand its LTE footprint with the help of the Competitive Carriers Association membership and an alliance with NetAmerica. … Read More

CCA 2014: Sprint/Softbank’s Son offers financial assistance for rural carriers
Sprint’s chairman hinted that Softbank’s coffers could help rural carriers better compete in a wireless market he says is broken … Read More

CCA 2014: Incentive auction to keep FCC busy
The CCA conference kicked off with the Federal Communications Commission setting modest expectations for a 2015 incentive auction … Read More

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We are at the CCCA Global Expo in San Antonio today and the biggest news here comes from Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son. Softbank of course is in the process of buying a majority stake in Sprint, and Son says Sprint wants to partner with regional carriers. He said that combining Sprint’s presence in large markets with the smaller carriers’ coverage in between makes sense, and he even talked about using SOftbank’s deep pockets to offer financial assistance to the smaller carriers. Son also said that Sprint stands ready to help smaller carriers with spectrum and with roaming agrements.