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Virgin-Helio: Interview: VMUSA’s CEO Dan Schulman: Merger A “Transformative Deal For The Company.” - 1 Comment
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Fri 27 Jun 2008 01:28 PM PST

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) today announced that they will be acquiring Los Angeles-based Helio, a competitor backed by SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) and EarthLink, for $39 million. The deal…

Virgin Mobile Acquiring MVNO Helio For A Paltry $39M In Equity; Gets $50M Cash Investment - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 27 Jun 2008 06:37 AM PST

As we have been reporting since the start of these talks, Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) has announced the acquisition of troubled MVNO Helio. The acquisition will cost Virgin Mobile a…

Wild Rumors Flying About Helio Store Closures And Potential Virgin Mobile Tie-Up - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Fri 20 Jun 2008 03:19 PM PST

A slew of rumors about Helio and Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) are emerging this afternoon ... none of these seem to be vetted for truthfulness, but that hasn’t stopped a…

Virgin Mobile Confirms Talks With SK Telecom - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 14 May 2008 07:34 AM PST

A day after sticking with “no comment” as a response, Virgin Mobile USA finally admits the news we broke last week—it’s in discussions with SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM). Rafat first…

Earnings: Virgin Mobile’s Q1 Was Tough; Looking At Strategic Opportunities For Growth - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Mon 05 May 2008 03:27 PM PST

Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) released its first quarter earnings today, showing that results were substantially lower compared to the year-ago period, however, were at the upper end of expectations for…

Virgin Mobile USA: Will Anyone Buy It? - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 01 May 2008 11:17 PM PST

We wrote earlier today on our sister site MocoNews about the runup in the Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) stock today. Though the company declined to give NYSE any reason…