M&A - Telecompetitor

November 3, 2009
M&A Rural Telco Windstream
Windstream to Buy NuVox, Expands Enterprise Business
Windstream’s acquisition strategy of picking up smaller service providers one at a time is apparently still in full swing. The newest candidate, NuVox,
November 3, 2009
M&A Rural Telco
Iowa Telecom Completes Acquisition of WH Comm
Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (NYSE: IWA) announced today that the telecommunications company has completed its acquisition of substantially all the assets of WH Comm
October 30, 2009
Frontier M&A Rural Telco Verizon
Frontier-Verizon Deal Receives Approval From Three States
Frontier Communications proposed purchase of Verizon rural wireline operations has received approval from state regulatory agencies in California, Nevada and South Carolina
October 28, 2009
Frontier M&A Rural Telco Verizon
Frontier Shareholders Approve Verizon Deal
This shareholder approval is the first of many milestones which have to happen, including a series of regulatory approvals, before the acquisition will be official.
October 26, 2009
Fairpoint Frontier M&A Rural Telco Verizon
FairPoint Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
We kind of saw this coming, but it’s official now. Fairpoint filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today.
October 19, 2009
M&A Sprint Wireless
Sprint Nextel to Acquire Wireless Affiliate iPCS, Inc.
Sprint Nextel Corp. and iPCS, Inc. today announced an agreement for Sprint Nextel to acquire iPCS for approximately $831 million, including the assumption of $405 million of net debt.
October 16, 2009
Cellular South M&A Rural Wireless
Cellular South to Acquire Corr Wireless
Cellular South to Expand its Wireless Footprint through its Purchase of Regional Wireless Network Provider in North Alabama and Georgia
October 14, 2009
AT&T M&A Wireless
AT&T-Centennial Merger One Step Closer
The Dept. of Justice has cleared the way for AT&T to complete its acquisition of New Jersey-based wireless service provider Centennial Communications Corp.
October 13, 2009
Home Networking IPTV M&A
Sigma Designs Acquires CopperGate, Looks to Home Networking
Sigma to acquire CopperGate in a cash and stock transaction with an agreed value of $160 million, net of CopperGate’s cash at the closing of the transaction.
September 28, 2009
Fairpoint Frontier M&A Rural Telco Verizon
FairPoint Bankruptcy Close?
FairPoint announced today they are in discussions with their lenders to restructure debt. That’s a clean way of saying ‘we may enter bankruptcy.’
September 28, 2009
CHR Solutions M&A Rural
CHR Solutions and Martin Group Merge
CHR Solutions and Martin Group have announced a merger that will create a consulting powerhouse in the telecom and IT industries.
September 25, 2009
DBS Directv M&A Verizon
DirecTV Sale Rumors Shift to Verizon
But Martin Peers of the Wall Street Journal now believes Verizon may be more in the running to buy DirecTV.
September 24, 2009
Frontier M&A Rural Telco Verizon
West Virginia Attorney General Opposes Frontier-Verizon Deal
West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is opposed to Frontier’s proposed purchase of all of Verizon’s West Virginia access lines,
August 13, 2009
M&A Rural Telco Windstream
Windstream Sells Windstream Supply
Windstream Corporation (NYSE: WIN) has entered into an agreement to sell the non-affiliate operating assets of the company’s product distribution subsidiary, Windstream Supply LLC, to Walker and Associates, Inc., based in Welcome, N.C.
August 5, 2009
M&A Rural TDS Telco
TDS to Acquire New Hampshire Phone Company
TDS Telecommunications Corp., a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. [NYSE:TDS, TDS.S], announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Union Telephone Co
July 28, 2009
M&A Prepaid wireless Sprint Virgin Mobile Wireless
Sprint Buys Virgin Mobile USA
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) and Virgin Mobile USA, Inc., (NYSE:VM) announced today that their boards of directors have approved a definitive agreement for Sprint to acquire Virgin Mobile USA for a total equity value of approximately $483 million
June 25, 2009
CenturyLink Embarq FCC M&A Rural
FCC Officially Approves CenturyTel-Embarq Merger
June 25, 2009
Cable M&A Rural
3 Rivers Buys Bresnan Cable Properties
June 23, 2009
CenturyLink Embarq M&A Rural
FCC Set to Approve CenturyTel-Embarq Merger
June 22, 2009
Frontier M&A Rural Verizon
Hurdles Forming for Verizon-Frontier Deal
June 9, 2009
M&A Rural Verizon
Atlantic Tele-Network Scoops Up Remaining Alltel Assets
Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN), a Salem, Massachusetts based telecom holding company, is purchasing the remaining divested…
June 8, 2009
M&A Qwest
Qwest Decides to Keep LD Assets
June 2, 2009
CenturyLink Embarq M&A Rural
Bye-Bye CenturyTel-EMBARQ – Hello CenturyLink
May 29, 2009
CenturyLink Embarq M&A Rural
CenturyTel: Only One Hurdle Remains for EMBARQ Merger

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