Sprint confirms buyout offer from Japan's Softbank

Rumored $12.8bn deal would give controlling stake

Sprint Nextel, the third-largest US mobile carrier, has confirmed that it is in talks that could result in its takeover by Japanese mobile carrier Softbank.…

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