Hesse, Masayoshi Son Met With FCC to Pitch SoftBank-Sprint Deal

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son and Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch met last week with members of the Federal Communications Commission to pitch the benefits of their proposed deal.

During the meeting, Son explained what he had done in creating one of Japan’s largest wireless providers after entering as an upstart in 2006 by purchasing Vodafone’s Japanese wireless interests. “Through innovative products, pricing, and marketing, SoftBank is now poised to become the second largest wireless provider in Japan,” Sprint said in the filing. “Mr. Son explained that through SoftBank’s investment in Sprint, he hopes to bring a similar competitive spark to the U.S. wireless marketplace.”