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Tens of thousands of public internet addresses located on Cogent's  backbone are no longer accessible from Sprint Customers. This disruption is affecting thousands of web properties including Murdok.com. Drudgereport.com was also affected by this outage but has apparently managed to route around Sprint's network.

By merging its Xohm high-speed WiMax broadband division with Clearwire, Sprint will breathe new life into fast wireless Internet access.

The WiMax service from Sprint called Xohm picked up an award at CTIA, as the initiative continues to progress in its development.

Deep-pocketed cable companies have a newfound interest in helping Sprint and occasional partner Clearwire launch a high-speed wireless network based on the WiMax standard.

A wireless broadband network could be as close as writing a check, if Google opts to save Sprint and turn it into the GoogleNet.

The difficulties associated with rolling out wireless service through WiMax may have claimed the nascent Sprint and Clearwire partnership as a victim.

The $5 billion price tag to bring Xohm, Sprint's WiMax offering, to fruition may be just a little too rich as the wireless carrier looks at options for the business.

Strategic alliances seem to be all the rage these days. Yahoo and Vodafone (a telecommunications company that owns a big chunk of Verizon) formed one earlier this week, and now Microsoft has reached a similar agreement with Sprint. The companies plan to "drive new services" together, the first of which will be Windows Live search for mobile phones.