The Colombian government is halting any progress by telecom company Telefonica. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a billboard of Telefonica SA. The government of Colombia is hindering Telefonica SA (TEF) from pursuing expansion in the country said the company's Latin American executive.
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Dish Wins Clearwire in a Billionaire’s Duel
Charlie Ergen of Dish Network won a round against SoftBank Corp. as Clearwire Corp. endorsed the bid offer from Dish.
Deals of the day - mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Thursday.
Gannett Co Inc purchases Belo Corp
Gannett Co Inc purchases Belo Corp for US$1.5 billion. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the corporate logo of Gannett Co Inc. The largest newspaper chain in the United States, Gannett Co Inc announced it would pay US$1.
UPDATE: Vodafone Pursues Kabel in Quad-Play Push
Vodafone confirmed that the company is pursuing its informal offer to Kabel Deutschland which was priced EUR81 per share.
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Sprint Nextel's merger talks with DISH Network failed as both company cannot agree on a compromise.
Within the past week, an informal takeover bid for Kabel Deutschland Holding AG was initiated by Vodafone.
Gemalto was chosen by SoftBank Mobile for the commercial launch of mobile NFC services in Japan. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the Softbank corporate logo on the frontage of its company headquarters.
Investors aren't so sure as to the direct outcome of Mexico's new law toward communication companies.
SoftBank raised offer to acquire Sprint Nextel in an effort to expand the company's market outside Japan.
Telus drops plans to buy-out Mobilicity. (Photo : REUTERS)Canada's 2nd largest wireless company The transfer of the license for Mobilicity's wireless spectrum to Telus was declined.
Japan's SoftBank announced on Monday an increase in their initial offer to counter bid by Dish Network.
Sprint Nextel is convincing its shareholders to agree to one deal for itself while it participates in the acquisition of Clearwire against the same bedfellow.
Kapil Siba, Indian Communications Minister, has called to meet different telecom companies to end lawsuits after a decrease in overseas investment transpired in the country.
