Telefonica said on Monday it had not received any indication of interest from AT&T , following a Spanish newspaper report that the government had halted a 70 billion-euro ($93 billion) offer from the U.S. company.
An AT&T representative told the government about the company's plans to buy Telefonica and take on its 52 billion euros of debt, leading the state to stop the sale, El Mundo said on Monday, citing sources with knowledge of the deal.
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