AT&T to buy Straight Path Communications for $1.25 billion

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Last Updated : Apr 10 2017 | 6:29 PM IST

REUTERS - U.S. wireless carrier AT&T Inc said on Monday it would buy Straight Path Communications Inc, a holder of licenses to wireless spectrum, for $1.25 billion.

The No.2 U.S. carrier said it would offer $95.63 per share, a premium of 162.1 percent to Straight Path's Friday close.

(Reporting by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)

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First Published: Apr 10 2017 | 6:16 PM IST

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