U.S. senator urges "extreme caution" on Softbank-Sprint deal
May 24, 2013 at 11:39 AM EDT
WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - An influential U.S. senator on Friday expressed strong concerns about Japanese company Softbank Corp's plan to buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 mobile service provider, warning it could expose the United States to more Chinese cyber attacks.