DEALS

WHO

WITH

WHAT

SCOOP

Nortel

U.S. Cellular

Nortel inked a five year deal with U.S. Cellular.

The network expansion deal builds on an existing deal between the vendor and the CDMA carrier.

Comcast, Google, Time Warner

Sprint, Clearwire

Reports indicate that cable companies and Google are teaming up to fund a WiMAX JV with Sprint and Clearwire.

Many observers believe WiMAX can save Sprint if the required investment doesn't kill it first.