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Japanese mobile operator Softbank will acquire its smaller rival eAccess in a deal worth 180 billion yen (US$2.3 billion) as it moves to boost its available bandwidth and LTE (long-term evolution) ...

-- Japan-based eAccess' potential parent, Softbank, announced it will buy U.S.-based wireless company Sprint Nextel, most likely in mid-2013. -- All ratings on eAccess remain on CreditWatch, but we ...

Japanese telecommunications firm Softbank has decided to sell a two-thirds stake in eAccess, a smaller mobile service provider, to Samsung Electronics and 10 other companies, according to reports.

* Softbank acquisition values eAccess at $1.84 bln * Softbank offers more than three times eAccess share price * Softbank says eAccess deal will take it past KDDI bysubscribers (Adds confirmation of ...

Oct 02 - Overview -- Japan-based eAccess and Softbank announced yesterday they will mergevia a stock swap. -- We are placing our 'BB+' corporate credit and 'BB' issue ratings oneAccess on CreditWatch ...

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Softbank Corp. plans to acquire smaller domestic rival eAccess Ltd. through a stock-swap deal valued at ¥180 billion, or $2.3 billion, in the Tokyo-based company's latest move in Japan's smartphone ...

The CreditWatch placement reflects our assessment that the merger is likely to positively impact eAccess' business prospects and financial risk profile. Competition in the Japanese mobile market has ...