Cogent closes buy of T-Mobile’s Wireline Business
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCOI) yesterday announced that’s previously announced deal to acquire T-Mobile’s Wireline Business has closed (see "Cogent to buy T-Mobile's Wireline Business"). The company did not reveal how much it paid for the assets, but the deal calls for T-Mobile to become an IP transit customer.
The T-Mobile Wireline Business includes the assets formerly known as Sprint GMG – basically, the legacy Sprint U.S. long-haul network. The sales agreement calls for Cogent to supply IP transit services to T-Mobile for 54 months for a fee of $700 million. T-Mobile will pay the first $350 million in equal payments over the first 12 months after closing and the final $350 million in equal payments over the remaining 42 months.
In addition to the fiber routes, Cogent says it also has gained “a current customer base who are a fit for Cogent’s products and services, and a group of experienced employees with the knowledge and capabilities to execute the company’s strategy.”
At the time Cogent announced the deal last September, the company predicted the purchase would not lead it to issue new debt or equity and that the purchase shouldn’t prove dilutive to Cogent's existing stockholders.
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