Time Warner Cable, partners consider wireless bid

TIME WARNER CABLE, PARTNERS CONSIDER WIRELESS BID
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Yinka Adegoke]
Time Warner Cable on Wednesday said its mobile partnership with other cable operators and cellular company Sprint Nextel may bid in a U.S. wireless license auction, a move that would put leading cable companies squarely on cellular operators' turf. The four cable companies -- Time Warner Cable, Comcast Corp., Cox Communications Inc. and Advance/Newhouse Communications -- linked up with Sprint Nextel in a $200 million venture in November. A bid in a planned June auction by the Federal Communications Commission would open that venture considerably, with the total sale of wireless licenses expected to bring in $8 billion to $15 billion, according to analysts.
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