T-Mobile to Buy SunCom Wireless For $1.6 Billion and Debt
" FRANKFURT -- Deutsche Telekom AG said its T-Mobile unit in the U.S. is to acquire all outstanding shares of U.S. mobile-phone company SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. for $2.4 billion including debt.
Deutsche Telekom said it will buy the outstanding shares for $1.6 billion and take over net debt of $800 million. Deutsche Telekom, which is based in Bonn, Germany, said it expects the deal to create synergies of around $1 billion, mainly through the reduction of roaming fees and operating costs."
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