AT&T says to buy Dobson for $2.8 billion
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AT&T Inc.  said on Friday it will buy rural wireless communications services group Dobson Communications Corp.  for $2.8 billion in cash.
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Expanding its U.S. turf, T-Mobile USA announced Monday that it will buy SunCom Wireless Holdings for $2.4 billion in cash and assumed debt.
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SBC Communications Inc. SBC.N, the  second-largest U.S. regional phone company, is in talks to buy  AT&T Corp. T.N for more than $16 billion, The New York Times  reported on Thursday, citing executives close to the  negotiations.
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AT&T Inc , the biggest U.S.  phone company, wants to buy an unspecified stake in the mobile  arm of state-controlled phone firm Telekom Malaysia ,  a Malaysian newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the purchase by AT&amp;T of 12MHz of wireless spectrum that covers 60 percent of the U.S.
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ATLANTA - Preparing for the acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless, Cingular has committed to a $100 million deal to buy network services from AT&amp;T, Cingular said Monday.
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) today announced that it would approve Cingular&#39;s $41 billion dollar acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless (Quote, Chart), provided the mobile carrier sells assets, such as spectrum and customer contracts, in 11 states.
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Australia's APN News and Media  on Monday agreed to a revised A$2.8 billion ($2.2 billion) offer from a consortium including Tony O'Reilly's Independent News and Media Plc. .
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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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(InfoWorld) - Network equipment manufacturer Avaya Inc. late Monday agreed to a $8.2 billion cash buyout by private equity firms TPG Capital LLP and Silver Lake Partners, the companies announced. This latest acquisition continues a recent trend of networking and telecommunications firms being bought by private equity firms. In late May, TPG and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s private equity arm bought mobile service provider Alltel Corp. for $27.5 billion. Bell Canada Ltd. remains a takeover target of a potential bid by Cerberus Capital Management LP. The Basking Ridge, New Jersey company's board of directors have accepted a $17.50 per share offer, which must still be approved by Avaya shareholders. The offer places a premium of around 28 percent on the firm's value over Avaya's May 25 closing price of $13.67, the last day beforeÂ rumors begun to circulateÂ that the company would likely be acquired. The deal is expected to close in the fall of this year, the companies said. The agreement allows Avaya to actively encourage bids for the company from other third parties over the next 50 days. Avaya's relatively high cash flow and low debt made it a target to go private. Along with TPG and Silver Lake, Nortel Networks Corp. was also pursuing the former AT&T telecom equipment maker. Â
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AT&T has agreed to purchase wireless  carrier Dobson Communications Corp.  in a deal valued  between $2.5 billion and $3 billion, the Wall Street Journal  reported on its Web site on Friday.
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The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved a $27.5 billion buyout of Alltel Corp., the nation's fifth-largest wireless carrier, to a private investment group.
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WASHINGTON - Cingular Wireless LLC announced Tuesday that it completed a $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., creating the nation's largest wireless carrier, following approval from two U.S. government agencies.
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AT&T Inc , the biggest U.S. phone company, wants to buy an unspecified stake in the mobile arm of state-controlled phone firm Telekom Malaysia , a Malaysian newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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AT&T a $2.2 billion increase in revenue, largely due to its 2006 acquisition of BellSouth.
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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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Federal regulators will formally approve Cingular WirelessÂ $41 billion purchase of AT& T Wireless, according to company officials briefed on the matter.