Virgin Mobile USA/Helio merger talks heat up

Courtesy 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.

The report cites sources close to the companies that say Virgin Mobile and Helio's majority owner South Korean cell phone ...



 

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