Mergers, acquisitions and divestments subtopic
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Articles
1-100 out of 100 article(s)
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| Millicom International Cellular: Millicom Completes Acquisition of Amnet. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
746 |
| China Unicom and China Netcom Shareholders Approve Proposed Merger. |
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Sep 17, 2008 |
835 |
| Southern Africa: MTN's fate in the balanc. |
Ford, Neil |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
506 |
| Millicom International Cellular: Millicom Acquires Leading Provider of Broadband and Cable TV Services in Central America. |
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Jul 22, 2008 |
624 |
| Helio eclipse. |
Lee, Booyeon |
Brief article |
Jul 7, 2008 |
172 |
| NTT DOCOMO to Buy Stake in Bangladeshi Mobile Operator. |
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Jun 16, 2008 |
326 |
| Research and Markets: 2Q08 Iraq Mobile Forecast, 2008 - 2010: Iraqna (Orascom Tel) and Atheer Tel (MTC) Merger in Iraq Does Not Bode Well for AsiaCell. |
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May 16, 2008 |
296 |
| T-Mobile USA Completes Acquisition of SunCom Wireless. |
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Feb 22, 2008 |
748 |
| T-Mobile USA and SunCom Wireless Announce FCC Approval of Pending Merger. |
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Feb 11, 2008 |
450 |
| Qualcomm has acquired San Diego-based software company SoftMax, which specializes in noise reduction technology for mobile phones. |
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Feb 1, 2008 |
41 |
| Mobile war looms. |
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Brief article |
Feb 1, 2008 |
319 |
| Banking on wireless. |
Allen, Mike |
Brief article |
Nov 19, 2007 |
78 |
| Metro PCS proposal to buy leap wireless appears to be off the table. |
Allen, Mike |
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Nov 12, 2007 |
459 |
| Vodafone seeks control in South Africa: market activity in the African telecoms sector is as frenzied as ever. Recent speculation that Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator, would increase its stake in South Africa's Vodacom sent share prices spiralling upwards. Neil Ford reports. |
Ford, Neil |
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Nov 1, 2007 |
1523 |
| Sistema Warns Telenor and Vimpelcom against Purchase of Disputed Sky Mobile Assets. |
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Oct 9, 2007 |
822 |
| Rural Cellular Corporation Shareholders Approve Merger Agreement with Verizon Wireless. |
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Oct 4, 2007 |
384 |
| Leap chirps in and says 'no dice' to MetroPCS Wireless. |
Allen, Mike |
Brief article |
Sep 24, 2007 |
254 |
| T-Mobile Agrees to Acquire SunCom Wireless to Expand Network and Industry-Leading Customer Service to the Southeastern United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. |
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Sep 17, 2007 |
1670 |
| Shares of local cell carrier take big leap on news of buyout offer. |
Allen, Mike |
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Sep 10, 2007 |
568 |
| VERIZON TO ACQUIRE RURAL CELLULAR CORP. |
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Sep 1, 2007 |
716 |
| Verizon Wireless will acquire Rural Cellular Corp., parent company of Unicel, for $2.67 billion, the companies announced. |
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Aug 17, 2007 |
68 |
| Sprint Nextel Concludes Acquisition of Affiliate Northern PCS. |
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Aug 2, 2007 |
220 |
| Veralliance Properties, in partnership with Prudential Investors, purchased the 424,000-square-foot Campus Point Technology Center located at 10300 Campus Point Drive near University Towne Center. |
Blanchard, Sam |
Brief article |
Jul 23, 2007 |
143 |
| Sprint Nextel to Acquire Affiliate Northern PCS. |
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Jun 13, 2007 |
386 |
| Rural Cellular Corporation Completes Purchase of Southern Minnesota Wireless Markets. |
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Apr 3, 2007 |
368 |
| Verizon comes calling. |
Mowad, Michelle |
Brief article |
Mar 5, 2007 |
35 |
| BUONGIORNO ACQUIRES EDONGASIA'S MAJORITY STAKE. |
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Feb 1, 2007 |
359 |
| Wireless Co. files for bankruptcy. |
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Brief article |
Jan 1, 2007 |
148 |
| Fitch: America Movil Merger with Holding Company Neutral to Credit Quality. |
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Nov 13, 2006 |
510 |
| Digicel enters Central America mobile market. |
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Brief article |
Nov 1, 2006 |
130 |
| Brightpoint Completes Acquisition of Trio Teknologies. |
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Oct 16, 2006 |
425 |
| Xero Mobile Negotiating for Sale to Third Party; Innovator Carl Freer Bought out by Other Shareholders. |
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Sep 20, 2006 |
463 |
| Brightpoint Enters into a Stock Purchase Agreement to Acquire Trio Teknologies. |
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Sep 12, 2006 |
521 |
| Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Johnson & Johnson, Palm, Inc., Vodafone, Kronos and Kanexa. |
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Jul 14, 2006 |
1019 |
| Celtel on the march: new Nigerian acquisition extends the reach of Africa's fastest growing mobile company to 15 countries. |
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Jul 1, 2006 |
511 |
| Nigeria's mobile free-for-all: Nigeria's huge mobile market often resembles dramatic episodes from television soaps as big and small players battle it out for a bigger share in this ever growing segment. The latest row involves Celtel's controlling acquisition of Vmobile. Report by James Knight and Katrina Manson. |
Knight, James; Manson, Katrina |
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Jul 1, 2006 |
1593 |
| Sprint Nextel Completes Acquisition of Wireless Affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. |
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Jul 1, 2006 |
241 |
| Digicel opens here. |
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Brief article |
Jul 1, 2006 |
155 |
| Digicel acquires Bouygues. |
Wagenhein, Kal |
Brief article |
Jun 1, 2006 |
129 |
| OFCOM publishes Annual Plan on day that convergence becomes reality. |
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Apr 6, 2006 |
677 |
| Possible Digicel acquisition. |
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Brief article |
Apr 1, 2006 |
124 |
| AT&T's offer for BellSouth makes sense. |
Titch, Steven |
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Mar 20, 2006 |
668 |
| Cingular wireless takeover. |
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Brief Article |
Feb 1, 2006 |
154 |
| Sprint Nextel to Acquire Wireless Affiliate Enterprise Communications Partnership. |
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Dec 16, 2005 |
644 |
| Sprint Nextel to Acquire Velocita Wireless; Transaction Will Enhance iDEN(R) Network's 900 MHz Spectrum Position. |
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Dec 16, 2005 |
665 |
| Alltel to Sell Cellular One Brand, Rural Wireless Market in Arkansas; Transactions Complete Divestiture Requirements of Western Wireless Merger. |
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Dec 2, 2005 |
482 |
| Colombia. |
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Brief Article |
Dec 1, 2005 |
59 |
| Sprint Nextel to Acquire Wireless Affiliate Alamosa Holdings. |
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Nov 21, 2005 |
1463 |
| Fitch: Sprint Nextel's Ratings Unchanged on Acquisition of Alamosa. |
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Nov 21, 2005 |
405 |
| Consolidation of wireless companies will cause increased competition. |
O'Donnell, Megan; Ward, Jesse |
Brief Article |
Nov 1, 2005 |
161 |
| Sprint Nextel Completes Acquisition of IWO Holdings, Inc. |
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Oct 20, 2005 |
167 |
| Digicel expands. |
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Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2005 |
130 |
| Alltel sells Austrian business for $1.6 billion. |
Turner, Lance |
Brief Article |
Aug 15, 2005 |
280 |
| Alltel completes Cingular assets buy. |
Turner, Lance |
Brief Article |
Apr 25, 2005 |
145 |
| America Movil. |
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Brief Article |
Mar 1, 2005 |
48 |
| Sprint and Nextel to combine in merger of equals. |
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Feb 1, 2005 |
224 |
| Wireless purchase. |
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Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2005 |
83 |
| Rumors abound about potential sale of Alltel. |
Taulbee, Chip |
Brief Article |
Dec 27, 2004 |
298 |
| Sprint-Nextel deal a boon to Qualcomm. |
Graves, Brad |
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Dec 20, 2004 |
734 |
| Ring masters. |
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Brief Article |
Dec 1, 2004 |
107 |
| Cingular deal opens opportunities for Alltel. |
Hinkel, Nate |
Brief Article |
Nov 1, 2004 |
256 |
| The Federal Communications Commission last week gave approval to Wireless LLC's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. |
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Brief Article |
Nov 1, 2004 |
77 |
| Africa: fastest growing mobile market in the world; There is good news from the mobile telephone front in Africa. Celtel International, the continent's dominant provider, is making huge inroads and is now the leader in 10 of the 13 countries in which it operates. Stuart Price reports. |
Price, Stuart |
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Oct 1, 2004 |
479 |
| Telefonica CTC Chile. |
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Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2004 |
45 |
| Telefonica Moviles to Pay $1bn for Chilean Unit. |
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Brief Article |
May 20, 2004 |
202 |
| Wireless warriors. |
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Brief Article |
May 1, 2004 |
98 |
| BellSouth. |
Virta, Erin |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2004 |
57 |
| Charge against Attorney Moser points to Skokos deal. |
Moritz, Gwen |
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Feb 9, 2004 |
1931 |
| Vodafone Builds Stake in Greek Unit. |
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Brief Article |
Jan 9, 2004 |
245 |
| Telecoms: Vodacom wins Mozambiqe's second cellphone service. |
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Brief Article |
Jan 1, 2004 |
89 |
| Unifon. |
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Brief Article |
Dec 1, 2003 |
49 |
| China Unicom Buys Nine GSM Networks From Parent. |
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Brief Article |
Nov 24, 2003 |
161 |
| KPN Sells "3" Stake for $150m. |
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Nov 11, 2003 |
389 |
| France Telecom to Tempt Orange Shareholders with Cash. |
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Oct 20, 2003 |
483 |
| Reliance Acquires Flag Telecom for $207m. |
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Brief Article |
Oct 20, 2003 |
441 |
| Vodacom Faces Nigerian Mobile Battle. |
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Oct 14, 2003 |
382 |
| Cingular to buy some U.S. unwired operations. |
Turner, Lance |
Brief Article |
Sep 22, 2003 |
140 |
| MobilCom in Talks to Sell Off 70% Stake. |
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Brief Article |
Aug 29, 2003 |
178 |
| Vodafone Finally Sells Japan Telecom. |
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Aug 22, 2003 |
460 |
| Vodafone Pays $250m for Project Telecom, Eyes Singlepoint. |
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Aug 6, 2003 |
609 |
| Vodafone Set to Offload Japanese Fixed-Line Business. |
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Brief Article |
Jul 15, 2003 |
220 |
| Consolidating control. (Panorama). |
Diaz, Oscar |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2003 |
95 |
| Verizon Wireless has completed its buyout of Alltel Corp.'s wireless business in the western half of Pennsylvania. (Business Briefs). |
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Brief Article |
Jan 13, 2003 |
47 |
| Telefonica Moviles'. (Company News). |
Randewich, Noel |
Brief Article |
Sep 1, 2002 |
51 |
| Will satellites solve Africa's telcom problems? Rob Rose look at the satellite options available in Africa and discusses their viability. He also looks forward to exciting new things to come. (IT Africa). |
Rose, Robert |
Statistical Data Included |
Apr 1, 2002 |
2381 |
| Verizon wireless moves into Imperial Company. (High-Tech). |
Graves, Brad |
Brief Article |
Feb 25, 2002 |
72 |
| Benefits of Big Mergers Rarely Materialize. |
PAULY, DAVID |
Brief Article |
Jan 29, 2001 |
670 |
| MSI BUYS OUT VODAPHONE IN UGANDA. |
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Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2000 |
180 |
| AT&T TO ACQUIRE 1.3 MILLION WIRELESS CUSTOMERS. |
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Brief Article |
Jun 26, 2000 |
97 |
| SPRINT. |
DEMPSEY, MARY |
Brief Article |
Jun 1, 2000 |
15 |
| Qualcomm, Kyocera Deal Price Set at $500M. |
Allen, Mike |
Brief Article |
Jan 10, 2000 |
612 |
| Wireless services acquisition. |
Bustos, Sergio R. |
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Jun 1, 1999 |
39 |
| Portugal Telecom Strengthens Fundamentals With Profitable Growth In Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
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Sep 1, 1998 |
1532 |
| Portugal Telecom Scores Major Victory in Telebras System Auction. |
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Jul 30, 1998 |
1029 |
| Centennial Cellular Corp. Announces $43.50 Per Share Merger Agreement with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. |
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Jul 2, 1998 |
691 |
| Century Communications Corp. Announces $43.50 Per Share Merger Agreement Between Centennial Cellular Corp. and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. |
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Jul 2, 1998 |
499 |
| TIW Completes the Acquisition of France's Largest SMR Operator. |
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Jun 4, 1998 |
331 |
| Alltel'stealing' 360 Degrees, telecom analyst says. |
Haman, John |
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May 18, 1998 |
1559 |
| Matav Increases Its Equity Share in Westel 900. |
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May 15, 1998 |
211 |
| Alltel's buy of 360 Degrees fits 'like hand in glove.' (Alltel Corp.; 360 Degrees Communications Co.) |
Smith, David; Haman, John |
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Mar 23, 1998 |
1559 |
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