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Virgin Mobile USA buys Helio for $39 million

CNET Tech blog  Fri, 06/27/2008 - 10:21am

Virgin Mobile USA will pay $39 million in stock to buy operator Helio, the company said Friday.

The deal ends more than a month of speculation that the two troubled mobile virtual-network operators would combine forces.

As part of the purchase, Virgin Group, which owns Virgin Mobile USA, and SK ...



 

Virgin Mobile USA/Helio merger talks heat up

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 06/25/2008 - 1:54pm

Virgin Mobile USA is expected to announce a deal to acquire fellow mobile virtual operator Helio as early as this week, according to a story in The Financial Times.



 

Confirmed: Virgin Mobile USA and Helio in talks

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 05/14/2008 - 12:12pm

Virgin Mobile USA and Helio have confirmed that they are in early stages of talks to merge the companies.

On Tuesday Virgin Mobile issued a statement that the two companies were in talks, and a Helio spokesman confirmed the news.

The company has been rumored to be in talks over a merger since last week....



 

Virgin Mobile USA and Helio in merger talks?

CNET Tech blog  Fri, 05/09/2008 - 1:06pm

Virtual cell phone operators Virgin Mobile USA and Helio are rumored to be in merger talks, a move that could bring a lot of benefits to both companies.

The tie up between the two MVNOs or mobile virtual network operators was first reported Thursday by the wireless blog MocoNews.

According ...