US telecom firm sold for $8.5bn
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Telecoms equipment-maker Avaya accepts an $8.5bn takeover offer from private equity groups.
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The iPhone won't be just for customers living in the big cities. On the day it is introducing the hugely hyped cell phone, AT&T Inc. announced it will acquire wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. for US$2.8 billion in cash.
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The wireless service provider offered more than $5 billion in stock for rival Leap.
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Mobile phone giant Vodafone sells its 25% stake in Swisscom Mobile for 4.25bn Swiss francs (Â£1.8bn).
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Boston Communications Group Inc. of Bedford, a major US provider of prepaid wireless services, yesterday said it has agreed to be purchased by an Indian company for $65 million.
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Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay US$3 billion to buy the remaining spectrum of a bankrupt wireless firm, allowing Verizon to expand its network capacity in big markets such as New York and Los Angeles.
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Vodafone buys a controlling stake in Indian mobile phone firm Hutchison Essar for $11bn (Â£5.6bn).
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The U.S. sale of airwaves for   advanced wireless services grossed a record $13.9 billion when   it ended on Monday, and spectrum-hungry wireless carrier   T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless and a group of cable companies   were the highest bidders.
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Global Tower Partners, a U.S. wireless  tower operator, is to be bought by a consortium of  infrastructure funds managed by members of Australia&#39;s  Macquarie Group in a deal valued at $1.4 billion.
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Australian property group Investa agrees to be bought by US investment giant Morgan Stanley for $3.9bn.
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U.S. telecommunications company AT&T Inc.  said on Friday it will buy rural wireless carrier Dobson Communications Corp.  for $2.8 billion in cash to expand its reach in rural and suburban markets.
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The wireless carrier agreed to acquire the rural wireless provider Dobson Communications Corporation for $2.8 billion.
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Cable &amp; Wireless yesterday sold its Japanese business to Softbank Corp for Â£72.4m. The move is the last big part of the company&#39;s retrenchment and leaves it focused on Britain and a handful of former British colonies.
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The telecoms firm, owned by Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, has said the down-sized Initial Public Offering (IPO) will now raise approximately HKD8.
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A US-based private equity firm buys a 50% stake in Seven Network - one of Australia's largest media companies.
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US antitrust regulators have approved the $41 billion purchase of Redmond-based AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. by Cingular Wireless LLC, the Associated Press and Reuters have reported.
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Global Tower Partners, a U.S. wireless tower operator, is to be bought by a consortium of infrastructure funds managed by members of Australia's Macquarie Group in a deal valued at $1.4 billion.