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Analysis: T-Mobile could face crush of competition in crucial U.S.

2016-02-16 20:41:30| Wireless - Topix.net

A few months ago, T-Mobile US Inc looked set to dominate a race for airwaves reserved for smaller, emerging players in an upcoming U.S. auction, a feat that would help it compete with U.S. wireless heavyweights Verizon Communications and AT&T Inc. In part of a low-frequency airwaves auction, which includes spectrum set aside for non-dominant carriers, No.3 U.S. wireless player T-Mobile was the only major bidder in sight. But new competitors for the spectrum are surfacing, which could dash T-Mobile's chances of acquiring enough spectrum at a price it can afford.

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Analysis: T-Mobile could face crush of competition in crucial U.S.

2016-02-16 20:24:43| IT Services - Topix.net

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Warburg, Apollo to make final bids for T-Mobile NL - report

2016-02-12 08:31:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom has narrowed the bidders for T-Mobile Netherlands to private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Apollo, people familiar with the transaction told Reuters. The two groups are expected to submit their final bids, which may value the mobile operator at more than EUR 3 billion, on 15 February. DT may, however, opt to keep the business if it fails to get an acceptable price, one of the sources said. Liberty Global dropped out of the bidding for T-Mobile, in order to pursue talks on a joint venture with Vodafone in the Netherlands, the report said. Other initial bidders such as buyout groups Apax and CVC have also dropped out, according to Reuters' sources. Deutsche Telekom is hoping get at least EUR 3.6 billion or about 8 times expected annual EBITDA of EUR 450 million for T-Mobile.

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