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	<title>Comments on: [Vodafone and Verizon] Vodafone&#8217;s extraordinary $160bn Verizon plan</title>
	<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/</link>
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		<title>by: In the News: July 18, 2007 &#124; AEJMC Membership Forum</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5517</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5517</guid>
					<description><![CDATA[[...] Verizon rumored to become bigger than AT&T Although Vodafone Group denied a report by the Financial Times that it is weighing a $160 billion bid for Verizon Communications, the notion of a deal injected Wall Street with optimism and helped stocks mostly hold last week’s sizable gains…If completed, the buyout would create a telecom giant bigger than AT&T. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>by: an observer</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5506</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5506</guid>
					<description><![CDATA[Of course companies like Voda should consider their options - it doesn't mean they have to act on the outcome of their musings.  As a Voda shareholder, you'd be disappointed if they weren't looking at options as to how to grow and expand.]]></description>
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		<title>by: renaissance chambara &#124; Ged Carroll &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Links for 2007-07-16 [del.icio.us]</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5504</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5504</guid>
					<description><![CDATA[[...] Vodafone’s extraordinary $160bn Verizon plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>by: what idiots you are</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5484</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5484</guid>
					<description><![CDATA[You got taken in by an arb seeking a quick boost in Verizon's stock price. What next, alphaville?]]></description>
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		<title>by: Certainly Is A LOT Of Money Out There</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5480</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5480</guid>
					<description><![CDATA[[...] “The Financial Times reports that Vodafone is pondering a $160 billion acquisition of Verizon. Vodafone says yeah right. But a weak dollar could make the deal possible.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>by: Paul Murphy</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5479</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5479</guid>
					<description><![CDATA[Drift God -- I've got a thick skin (and tough ear-drums) but your implication that we are at best incompetent or worse criminal is unfair. These articles were not just printed willy-nilly!  When we checked prior to publication we were told by a senior financier with close knowledge of Voda that our information (that a bid had been examined -- not that it was about to be made) was "utter fantasy".

That was clearly misleading if not an outright lie -- and so we have sought to demonstrate the extent of our knowledge with subsequent posts on the subject.

Please -- read the whole series before judging us. 

Murphy/Alphaville]]></description>
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		<title>by: Another Reader</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5476</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5476</guid>
					<description><![CDATA[It is entirely possible that Vodafone would consider bidding for Verizon, and frankly it ought to. Any capital gains from a potential disposal of Verizon wireless would not occur, any offer by Vodafone would be made more attractive by strengthening sterling relative to the dollar. Combined the entities would be stronger and extract greater operational and strategic benefits. Just look at the Bear Stearns report on this from January this year, a nil premium merger would add 10% to Vod's share price, including synergies would be nearer 15%. Of course this assumes friendly, which is the big assumption.]]></description>
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		<title>by: Drift God</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5475</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5475</guid>
					<description><![CDATA[I am really surprised that financial editors and reporters are not regulated at all.  These people have such power to influence the market with little accountability and no punitive consequences at all.

All they need is an unnamed source  Are anyone looking at the possible criminal gains that these people can generate for themselves with these false reports?

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		<title>by: Vodaphone mulls Verizon takeover &#124; Prepaid Reviews</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5474</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5474</guid>
					<description><![CDATA[[...] [The Financial Times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>by: &#187; Vodafone: We&#8217;re not buying Verizon &#124; Between the Lines &#124; ZDNet.com</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5473</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/07/16/5911/vodafones-extraordinary-160bn-verizon-plan/#comment-5473</guid>
					<description><![CDATA[[...] Vodafone said in a statement: Vodafone notes press speculation that it is considering a possible offer for Verizon Communications.  Vodafone wishes to make it clear that it has no plans to make such an offer. [...]]]></description>
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