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CenturyTel’s Bid for Embarq Will Likely Jump-Start a Wave of Mergers Among Rural Telecom Players

Oct 28th, 2008 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News

CenturyTel Inc. (CTL) will acquire rival Embarq Corp. (EQ) in an $11.6 billion deal that could kick-start a flurry of mergers among rural-regional telephone carriers. The deal should be good for the two companies, said Jeff Kagan, an independent analyst who is well known for his coverage of the telecom sector.

Tags: Centurytel Inc, CNSL, CS, CTL, Embarq Corp, EQ, FTR, JPM, Rural Telecom, SF, Stock Deal, telecom sector, US stocks, Verizon Communications Inc, William Patalon III, WIN
Posted in Financial News | 7282Comments2008-10-28+17%3A45%3A34William+Patalon+III

Who’s Afraid of East India Co Wolf?

May 31st, 2008 | By Jawahir Mulraj | Category: Emerging Markets

Although the private sector has thrown off its initial fears of being swamped if exposed to foreign competition, the Government and the bureaucracy continue to harbour a fear of a repeat of the East India company.

Tags: Bharti Airtel, Bpcl, East India Company, Fortune 500 List, Hpcl, India, IOCL, Market Caps, MTN, PNB, Public Sector Banks, Reliance Communications Indian government, Tata Motors, telecom sector
Posted in Emerging Markets | 2687CommentsWho%27s+Afraid+of+East+India+Co+Wolf%3F2008-06-01+00%3A38%3A54Jawahir+Mulraj

No One Shouted May Day, Rally Continues

May 5th, 2008 | By Jawahir Mulraj | Category: Politics & Economics

The rally continues, spurred by an RBI credit policy which did not change interest rates but hiked CRR by 25 basis points to suck out some more liquidity and by some encouraging corporate results, such as those of DLF which made a fourth quarter profit of a whopping Rs 2176 crores!

Tags: BSE sensex, Corporation Bank, Dlf, Goldman Sachs, Gross Domestic Savings, Hdfc, Hindalco, inflation, Interbank Rate, liquidity, R Comm, Reliance Communication, Tata Teleservices, telecom sector, tobacco consumption
Posted in Politics & Economics | 1829Comments2008-05-05+23%3A53%3A22Jawahir+Mulraj

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