Japan's Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20.1 billion | Reuters

Japan's Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20.1 billion | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Japanese mobile operator Softbank Corp said it will buy about 70 percent of Sprint Nextel Corp, the third-largest U.S. carrier, for $20.1 billion - the most a Japanese firm has spent on an overseas acquisition."