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Venezuela: Regulator rejects CANTV bid for Digitel Print E-mail
Thursday, 05 May 2005
Venezuela’s telecommunications regulator, Conatel has rejected a bid by CANTV to purchase mobile operator Digitel from Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM).

"It was decided not to approve the operation," the head Conatel, Alvin Lezama, said.

CANTV – whose main shareholder is Verizon – initiated a $450 million bid for Digitel late in 2004. Digitel is Venezuela’s third largest mobile provider.

Source: Reuters