Verizon unlikely to bid now for Sprint, sources say
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Verizon Communications has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday, lifting a potential obstacle to Sprint&#39;s bid for Nextel Communications.
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British-based mobile phone group Vodafone  said on Monday it had no plans to bid for U.S. group Verizon Communications Inc , denying a media report.
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Nextel Communications and Sprint are negotiating a possible merger, according to a source familiar with the discussions. It was not clear how far the talks had progressed, and
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Sprint and Nextel, two large US mobile companies, are discussing a possible $70bn merger, according to newspaper reports.
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PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK  - Sprint Corp. is close to  an agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35  billion in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No. 3 and  No. 5 U.S. wireless telephone companies, sources familiar with  the situation said on Friday.
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Vodafone, the UK-based mobile phone giant, has denied reports that it might be preparing a joint bid with Verizon for Sprint, the third largest US mobile operator.
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Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp. are negotiating a possible merger, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
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Sprint Corp. is close to an agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35 billion in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Verizon Communication Inc.&#39;s wireless partner on Tuesday distanced itself from discussions on a potential bid for Sprint Corp.
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No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider  Sprint Nextel Corp  is expected to offer flat-rate calling  plans at up to a 40 percent discount to its rivals, hurtling  the industry into a price war, analysts said on Wednesday.
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Reports that Sprint Corp. may be close to a $36 billion takeover of Nextel Communications Inc. yesterday alarmed consumer advocates, who predicted it would
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Sprint Nextel Corp.  is exploring new options for funding its wireless broadband network to soothe investor concerns about the cost, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Wednesday.
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England-based Vodafone Group Plc yesterday denied a report that it was backing partner company Verizon in a bid to block the possible merger between Sprint and Nextel, which analysts expected to be announced today.
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Vodafone Group shares fell on Tuesday as a Wall Street Journal report that its US partner Verizon was weighing a $40 billion-plus bid for Sprint revived fears it would be drawn into its second bid battle of the year.
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NEW YORK, December 15  - The worldâs leading mobile-phone operator, Vodafone Group Plc, denied yesterday that it had approved a bid by its partner, Verizon Communications Inc, for Sprint (FON.
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VODAFONE faces losing its last opportunity to gain an independent foothold in the US as the bidding war for Sprint, Americaâs top US mobile operator, heats up.
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No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider Sprint Nextel Corp is expected to offer flat-rate calling plans at up to a 40 percent discount to its rivals, hurtling the industry into a price war, analysts said on Wednesday.