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Sprint’s opposition to the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile merger has been revealed to be nothing more than a classic bait-and-switch — with the Sprint CEO saying out of one side of his mouth the merger would hurt consumers — while talking out the other about buying T-Mobile for itself.
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Quick news from around the Web

@FierceWireless: Mobile device security in the enterprise: patching up and catching up. Article | Follow @FierceWireless

> Handset vendor INQ is planning an Android phone for the fourth quarter. Article

> BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk predicts Sprint Nextel could sell up to 1 million HTC Evo devices in the gadget’s first month of availability. Post (sub. req.)

> Japanese handset vendors Fujitsu and Toshiba are in talks to merge their phones businesses, according to the Wall Street Journal. Article (sub. req.)

> The Indian spectrum auction has drawn to a close, raising .2 billion, and Qualcomm announced it is the provisional winner of Broadband Wireless Access–unpaired spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band–in four telecom circles in the country. Release

> Hewlett-Packard announced it will purchase Linux-based quick-boot OS and client virtualization assets from Phoenix for million. Article

> The Droid Life blog posted pictures of the purported Droid 2 from Motorola. Post

> Tellabs has denied speculation that it lost AT&T’s wireless backhaul business. Article

Mobile Content News

> Major record labels in the U.S. are reportedly pressuring digital streaming music service Spotify to jettison its current free content approach in favor of a guaranteed revenue model. Article

> Apple announced it is now accepting App Store submissions based on its upgraded iOS 4 operating system. Article

> Twitter announced its acquisition of Smallthought Systems, developer of the Trendly analytics service. Article

Developer News

> Apple released its iTunes Connect Mobile, which allows registered developers to track their app sales and trends. Article

> And finally… Microsoft’s planned retail outlet in San Diego will be just a few doors down from Apple’s own store, and will open the same day–June 24–that the iPhone 4 goes on sale. Post

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Leap Wireless (NASDAQ:LEAP) and larger rival MetroPCS (NASDAQ:PCS) are at an impasse over a potential merger, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

The report, citing unnamed sources familiar with the discussions, said the two prepaid unlimited carriers opened talks in February, but are now deadlocked over the relative value of each company. Coming to a consensus on that issue will allow Leap shareholders to determine the exchange ratio for trading their shares for MetroPCS shares, the report said.

Representatives for Leap and MetroPCS declined to comment.

Any deal would be similar to the stock-for-stock deal No. 5 carrier MetroPCS proposed for Leap in 2007, the report added. Leap, the nation’s seventh-largest carrier, rejected that .7 billion takeover bid. Since then, speculation has continued to swirl that the two should merge. Reports in February indicated the two carriers had hired outside advisers to explore the possibility of a deal.

Last month, MetroPCS CEO Roger Linquist predicted mergers in the crowded prepaid wireless market soon. Speaking at the Reuters Global Technology Summit, Linquist said ideally there should be three prepaid wireless players. Today there are seemingly dozens beyond MetroPCS and Leap, including the four distinct brands offered by Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S)–Boost Mobile, the recently relaunched Virgin Mobile brand and Common Cents Mobile–as well as TracFone Wireless’ Straight Talk service, running on Verizon Wireless’ (NYSE:VZ) network.

For more:
- see this WSJ article (sub. req.)

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