沃达丰1300亿出售威瑞森股份

时间：2013-09-03 08:59:32

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Vodafone has sold its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless¹ to US telecoms group Verizon Communications in one of the biggest deals in corporate² history.

沃达丰将手中持有的威瑞森无线45%的股份出售给美国电信巨头威瑞森电信公司，这是该公司历史上数目最大的一笔交易。

The $130bn deal was announced by Vodafone after the close of trading on the London Stock Exchange.

The company will return £54bn to its shareholders³, of which £22bn will go to shareholders in the UK.

Vodafone will also invest money in its business, with funds earmarked for high speed mobile phone networks.

It said that by 2017 its main five European markets would have almost complete 4G coverage⁴.

'Project spring'

Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao told BBC News: "We got an offer that we thought was in the interests of our shareholders to accept - at the end of the day it's as simple as that."

The company is launching a £6bn investment plan called Project Spring, which will accelerate the introduction of 4G networks and increase investment in laying fibre optic cables, among other things.

The investments would allow the company to offer much faster broadband services to customers.

Project Spring will also add to Vodafone's high street stores and develop mobile payment services.

Analysts⁶ said that the funds would also allow Vodafone to invest in Europe.

"I think Vodafone has looked at its European market and decided⁷ it needs to consolidate⁸ its business in a number of countries by buying up broadband and cable TV assets to go with its mobile businesses," said Mark Newman, telecoms analyst⁵ at consultancy Informa.

It is the third biggest corporate transaction, behind Vodafone's 1999 deal to buy Germany's Mannesmann and AOL's purchase of Time Warner in 2000.

Despite the huge size of the deal, it will not generate tax revenue for the UK.

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1 wireless
adj.无线的；n.无线电
参考例句：
There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。 Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

2 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。 His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

3 shareholders
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。 the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

4 coverage
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。 This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

5 analyst
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
参考例句：
What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？ The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

6 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

7 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 consolidate
v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并
参考例句：
The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。 The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。