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Cogent to acquire T-Mobile's Wireline business; $1 purchase price plus $700M IP transit deal
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
- Purchase price of $1 for membership interests; T-Mobile to pay $700M for IP transit services over 54 months.
- Acquisition includes Sprint's U.S. long-haul fiber network, customers, and related liabilities.
- Expected to close in second half of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and conditions.
- Cogent does not plan to issue new debt or equity; dividend per share expected to continue increasing.
- Morgan Stanley advised Cogent; Houlihan Lokey advised T-Mobile.