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Alltel pursued by private-equity suitors
Providence Equity Partners and The Blackstone Group are reportedly partnered in a bid to acquire rural wireless company Alltel Corp. Other bidders paired up for the firm include TPG Capital and Goldman Sachs as well as Carlyle Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. The company could fetch $30 billion. The Washington Post/Reuters (5/9) The Wall Street Journal (5/9)

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Verizon sets sights on federal contracts
Verizon Communications has announced its hopes to win several federal telecommunications service contracts worth billions of dollars. If awarded the contracts, Verizon would be responsible for overhauling the U.S. government's telecommunications services. Reuters (5/8)

Telnor acquires Denmark-based Tele2 operations
Swedish telecom company Tele2 has announced the sale of its Denmark operations to Norway's Telnor for a reported $151.4 million. The sale, which is expected to conclude by June, will bring fixed, broadband and mobile businesses to Telnor. Reuters (5/9)

Soaring Asian telecom prices bad timing for expansion
High prices are prompting China Mobile Communications Corp. to stand still on acquisitions for the time being, The Wall Street Journal reported. The company has no timeline for resuming buying; but when it does, the "priority is for neighboring countries," said China Mobile's CEO. Forbes/AFX News Limited (5/8)

NXTcomm All-Star keynotes set stage for can't-miss show
NXTcomm 2007 -- the global forum where the business and technology of communications, information and entertainment meet -- presents a lineup of luminaries delivering must-see keynote addresses. Visionary speakers include AT&T Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre, Cisco Chairman and CEO John Chambers, GE Vice Chairman and Executive Officer and NBC Universal Chairman Bob Wright and Verizon Communications Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg. Register today!

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BlackBerry links with other phone systems expanded
Links between BlackBerry handsets and enterprise phone systems are being tightened as Research in Motion launches software to ease connections. The BlackBerry Mobile Voice System expands on software from Ascendent Systems, allowing any cell phone to act as an office phone. Computerworld/IDG News Service (5/8)

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BT expresses interest in EU WiMAX spectrums
BT Group has requested WiMAX information and plans to bid for U.K. spectrum use sometime this year. Industry analysts expect BT to continue its pursuit of WiMAX spectrums in other European markets as they continue to become available. Light Reading Mobile (5/8)

HughesNet, WildBlue add satellites to serve remote locales
As many as 10% of U.S. households are in remote areas where satellite is the source for receiving broadband Internet. HughesNet and its main competitor, WildBlue Communications, have a lock on the market and are more than doubling their capacity this year with two new satellites. The Washington Post/Associated Press (5/8)

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Sprint sues 14 Iowa companies for "free" chat lines
Sprint Nextel Corp. has filed suit in federal court in Iowa, alleging that 14 in-state phone companies and dial-in service providers are illegally making deals to increase their call volume and the payments they collect from other carriers. NYTimes.com/Associated Press (5/8)

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