T-Mobile USA Pondering Sale

(sub. req.) Well, actually parent Deutsche Telekom is mulling in selling over T-Mobile USA’s operations, a move that could fetch about $30 billion and reshape mobile-phone markets on both sides of the Atlantic. A decision might be taken by December…
The most obvious buyer, Vodafone, says it is not interested in the buy, even though the world’s largest wireless carrier has long wanted to control a service provider in the U.S. Vodafone owns a 45% stake in Verizon Wireless.
Analysts say Vodafone is likely to be wary of taking on a service provider that trails far behind the three leaders in the U.S. market and requires considerable investment.
Observer UK: Bankers say that any deal would see Vodafone sell its Verizon stake to Seidenberg, a move that analysts say would raise $20bn.

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