The Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve the transfer of control of TracFone Wireless from América Móvil to Verizon Communications. However, the approval is subject to Verizon agreeing to strong consumer protections, many of them focusing on Lifeline service….
Ericsson’s plan to acquire Vonage, announced today, aims to expand Ericsson’s enterprise business and also create new opportunities for Ericsson’s wireless network operator customers by facilitating the development of new 4G and 5G applications leveraging application programming interfaces (APIs). “Our…
PARIS and FARIBAULT, Minn., Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Circet, Europe’s largest communications network services provider, backed by its management team and Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), a global alternative asset manager, and KGPCo, the leading communications infrastructure services and product…
Apollo Management’s acquisition of Lumen ILEC operations in 20 states isn’t expected to be finalized until the second half of 2022. But that isn’t stopping the acquirers from making big plans, as today’s news that Brightspeed will be the name…
November 15, 2021 – BOSTON & DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) (“American Tower”) and CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE: COR) (“CoreSite”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement through which American Tower will acquire CoreSite for $170.00…
November 15, 2021 – BOSTON & DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) (“American Tower”) and CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE: COR) (“CoreSite”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement through which American Tower will acquire CoreSite for $170.00…
November 4, 2021 — Plant Telephone Company (“PTC”) and Plant Telecommunications Sales & Services, Inc. (“PTS”) (together “PlantTel”), a leading telecommunications solutions provider in Southern Georgia, has agreed to be acquired by TruVista Telecommunications (“TruVista”), a leading telecommunications solutions provider…
November 02, 2021 – COLUMBIA, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bluebird Network, a communications infrastructure provider with 10,000 route miles of fiber and operator of two data centers, announces a new and diverse fiber path across the Mississippi River between the cities of Hannibal,…
Regional operator Comporium has completed its previously announced purchase of Chesnee Communications from Skyline Telephone Membership Corporation of West Jefferson, NC., adding 3,400 customers to its base, the company announced today. The initial plan is for Chesnee to retain its…
C Spire is continuing its push into Alabama with a definitive agreement to acquire Troy Cablevision. The service provider serves part of the Wiregrass region that is in the southeastern part of the state. The transaction, which includes the Union…
According to a Wall Street Journal report, fiber network operator Zayo is in talks to acquire both Windstream and Uniti. No deal is imminent, and according to the report, negotiations have stalled over the price for Uniti. Uniti is a…
Ting Internet, a subsidiary of Tucows, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Simply Bits, a fixed wireless network provider based in Tucson, AZ. Simply Bits is the largest fixed wireless company in the city, according to Ting, and the…
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