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  • Optus 'mum' on acquisition front

    Cable & Wireless Optus is keeping the identity of prospective buyers under tight wraps, amidst speculation that Vodafone has raised the stakes with a AU$18 billion bid for Australia's number two telco.

  • Uecomm lauds growth as sparking Optus bid

    Junior telecommunications company Uecomm has lauded the "quality of business" recorded over the last two years as validating a takeover bid made by SingTel Optus last Friday.

  • Vodafone, Hutchison team for Optus bid

    UK giant Vodafone has struck a deal with Hutchison Telecommunications in a bold move to by-pass anti-trust laws and acquire Australia's second largest mobile carrier.

  • UXC swallows Getronics Australia

    In a deal that will create the biggest independent IT services provider in Australia, technical services company UXC will snap up the Australian arm of work services firm Getronics.

  • SingTel inches closer to Optus takeover

    Singapore Telecommunications told analysts today it was confident its bid for Cable & Wireless Optus would be declared unconditional by Thursday.

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