MENLO PARK, Calif., April 4- AT&T Inc will exclusively sell the first smartphones pre-loaded with Facebook Inc's new family of "Home" applications starting April 12, the wireless carrier said on Thursday.
HOUSTON-- Crest Financial Ltd., the largest minority shareholder of Clearwire Corp., is offering the wireless operator $240 million in debt financing, which would free it up to consider options beyond a takeover offer from Sprint Nextel Corp..
*FT blog had said Verizon, AT&T may bid for Vodafone. Vodafone shares closed down 3 percent after Verizon Communications said late on Tuesday it had no intention of buying the world's second largest mobile operator, following months of speculation.
*Vodafone surges 5 percent on renewed M&A talk. Vodafone, the world's second largest mobile operator, surged 5 percent, boosted by a report saying U.S. firms Verizon Communications and AT&T have been working together on a break-up bid for the British group.
Clearwire has received buyout offers from both Sprint and satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp. In December it agreed to a deal with Sprint Nextel Corp. that offered $2.2 billion for the 49 percent of Clearwire that Sprint doesn't already own.
HONG KONG/ SYDNEY, March 27 Fitch Ratings has affirmed China Telecom Corporation Limited's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings at' A'. Strong fixed-line market position: The ratings reflect CTCL's commanding fixed-line subscriber position and scale of operations in China.
NEW YORK, March 26- John Legere, the chief executive T-Mobile USA, said he expects shareholders to approve the company's plan to merge with MetroPCS Communications Inc. Legere has been meeting with MetroPCS shareholders ahead of an April 12 vote on the deal, which two activist investors are trying to block.