Articles tagged with: Deutsche Telekom and Alltel

US Regulator Investigating T-Mobile Shareholding

Deutsche Telekom is facing an investigation into its ownership of T-Mobile USA which could potentially result in the company being forced to sell a stake in the firm. The investigation was sparked by the pending merger of Verizon Wireless and Alltel, which has prompted the US telecoms regulator, the FCC to take a look at foreign-controlled assets held by the companies.  more

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Sprint Nextel Confirms "Significant Interest" in Sale of Nextel Division

Sprint Nextel has confirmed that it has received "significant interest" from companies interested in acquiring its Nextel iDEN division - but warned that it doubts any bidder would be able to raise the funds in the current economic climate.  more

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Private Equity Firms Interested in Buying Sprint Nextel's iDEN Network

Sprint Nextel is attracting interest from private equity firms who are reported to be interested in taking control of the company's iDEN network. The company has confirmed that it would consider a sale, but that no specific activity is currently being carried out.  more

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Verizon-Alltel Deal Just One of Many as Wireless Consolidates

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Communications's $28.1 billion agreement to acquire Alltel Corp. is the latest megamerger in a wireless industry that's quickly consolidating to compensate for slowing subscriber growth.  more

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UPDATE: TeliaSonera Snubs $42 Billion France Telecom Approach

LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Swedish-based TeliaSonera on Thursday rebuffed a $42 billion cash-and-share approach from France Telecom, throwing up a roadblock to the French group's ambition to become Europe's largest telecoms company.  more

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FCC Gives Green Light to Alltel Corp Sale

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved the $27.5 billion sale of Alltel Corp. to two private-equity companies, but imposed a series of conditions on the transaction.  more

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