Vodafone offloads Japanese unit to Softbank; VeriSign buys m-Qube.
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WHO |
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WHAT |
SCOOP |
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Vodafone Group |
Softbank |
Vodafone is selling its Japanese unit to Softbank for $15.6B. |
Vodafone brushed off competing bids for its Japanese unit. |
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VeriSign |
m-Qube |
VeriSign will acquire m-Qube |
VeriSign has agreed to acquire m-Qube for $250M "net of cash," or after cash already on hand at m-Qube. |
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Alltel |
Palmetto MobileNet |
Alltel purchased wireless partnerships from Palmetto MobileNet |
The purchases cover about 2 million people in the Carolinas and totaled about $455M. |
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Leap Wireless International |
Urban Comm-North Carolina |
Leap purchased PCS licenses from bankrupt Urban |
Leap bought 13 spectrum licenses from Urban Comm-North Carolina for $31.8M in cash. |