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Ahead of an auction for spectrum owned by TV broadcasters, the FCC is planning to review its...

  • Friday, August 31, 2012, 1:47 PM ET
    Ahead of an auction for spectrum owned by TV broadcasters, the FCC is planning to review its rules for determining if a carrier owns too much spectrum. The FCC helped derail the AT&T/T-Mobile merger partly because of spectrum concerns, and also required major concessions from Verizon to approve its spectrum purchases from cable providers. AT&T is (officially, at least) praising the news, but so are smaller carriers such as Sprint (S), who argue current rules don't differentiate between bands.
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  • Is this bad news for CLWR?
    31 Aug 2012, 02:27 PM Reply Like
  • Nope! Not while Slade Gorton is on the Board of Directors. I would think that Clearwire saw this coming a long time a go and Slade is the "ACE" in the hole!

    Mr. Gorton was appointed a director of Clearwire in July 2012. Since 2003 he has served as a director of Microvision, Inc. and is currently the Chairman of the Board and Lead Independent Director. Mr. Gorton was recently Of Counsel at the law firm K&L Gates, LLP, and now serves as a consultant to the firm. Prior to joining the firm, he represented Washington State in the United States Senate for 18 years. Mr. Gorton began his political career in 1958 as a Washington State Representative and went on to serve as State House Majority Leader. He served as Attorney General of Washington from 1969 -1981, and during that time argued 14 cases before the United States Supreme Court. After leaving the Senate, he served as a Commissioner on the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States ("9-11 Commission"); as a member of the National War Powers Commission; and is Co-Chairman of the National Transportation Policy Project. He also served in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Air Force Reserves.
    31 Aug 2012, 02:46 PM Reply Like
  • Thanks, coach. Seems like any little thing triggers panic selling on CLWR. I was watching closely today. What you have to look out for now is some mamby pamby analyst coming out now with some more hogwash. I don't have a timely news feed on CLWR. I see a big move and then know something has happened. Then I get the news about a day later. Where do you get up to the minute news on CLWR?
    31 Aug 2012, 02:59 PM Reply Like
  • You and I are in the same boat. As painful as it is for me, yesterday, I set a stop to sell half my holdings if it hit $1.60

    I do believe a movie critic is going to come out and talk about how the new Rocky 25 is like the last 24 movies and the stock should drop like a rock in a lake.

    Now that I am in the Green on Clearwire (not by much) I wouldn't mind now if it dropped a little so I can buy more.

    As for current news, I learned that I needed to watch Sprint. But I also keep my eye on AT&T, Verizon, Dish, and China Mobile.

    Here is a list of website that I use to watch Clearwire.
    1.) http://bit.ly/TFHXZR
    2.) http://bit.ly/OGOTrk
    3.) http://urgentcomm.com
    4.) http://bit.ly/TFHXZS
    5.) http://xverse10.com
    6.) http://in.reuters.com
    7.) http://seekingalpha.com
    8.) http://4g-portal.com
    9.) http://bit.ly/OGOTrp
    10.) http://otf.dasfree.com
    11.) http://bit.ly/TFHWFq
    12.) http://www.reuters.com
    13.) http://365gig.net/blog
    14.) http://s4gru.com
    15.) http://market-ticker.org
    16.) http://bit.ly/qPAyXt
    17.) http://blogs.wsj.com
    18.) http://read.bi/rf0BWR
    19.) http://video.cnbc.com
    20.) http://finance.yahoo.com
    21.) http://drudgereport.com

    I think that's it. I use these to stay on top of the Telecom World. You never know where the story is going to come from. But I get email newsletters from each one of these. Plus, I use my Charles Schwab platform. They have a really good news section (Sometimes) But with my platform, I have to check on Sprint all day long to make sure nothing was missed with CLWR. Plus, everything I find on Sprint or Clearwire that's positive, I tweet the link. No that's not in side trading. If figured if Jim Cramer can tweet, so could I.

    Hope this helps!
    31 Aug 2012, 04:52 PM Reply Like
  • Awesome!!! That helps a whole lot. The say the difference between an investor and a trader is that an investor is a trader who is underwater. I think of this thing as a speculative investment. But I sure don't want to get underwater on it. Thanks again.
    31 Aug 2012, 05:38 PM Reply Like
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