Sprint receives SoftBank waiver to consider Dish offer

May 21 2013 12:16AM EST | Source: REUTERS Technology

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp said its Japanese suitor SoftBank Corp granted it a waiver allowing it to consider a $25.5 billion rival bid by Dish Network Corp, as pressure mounts on SoftBank to sweeten its offer for the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier.