France's Iliad bids for T-Mobile controlling stake
Paris (AFP) July 31, 2014 - French upstart telecom operator Iliad said Thursday it has bid for a controlling stake in US carrier T-Mobile, offering an alternative to a potential tie-up with rival Sprint. Iliad said in a statement it proposed $15 billion for 56.6 percent of T-Mobile, which is controlled by Germany's Deutsche Telekom and is the fourth largest US wireless group. The offer was described as 42 percent a ... more

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