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SK Telecom Denies Merger Talks With Virgin Mobile
Despite mocoNews' and WSJ's reports last week that SK Telecom and Virgin Mobile were set to merge the Helio and Virgin Mobile USA brands, SK Telecom denies these rumours and says its fully committed to Helio. Dow Jones quoted SK Telecom spokesperson Mina Ryu as saying the all stock transaction merger was "groundless" While SK Telelcom did say they were actively pursuing opportunities for expansion in the U.S., they clearly stated they weren't in "any sort of talks" with Virgin Mobile. [mocoNews]

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Simpsons-Movie-ruled
Posted 9:52 AM 13/5/08
YAY!!!!!
I get to keep my Helio Ocean. Because it would have been terrible if they did merge.
Simpsons-Movie-ruled
Brian B
Posted 10:39 AM 13/5/08
Well they aren't in talks with Sprint, that's for sure.
Brian B
mink03
Posted 4:06 PM 13/5/08
i wouldn't mind a merge. might give me a reason to get my iphone... working at the apple store is bad news
mink03
Zapp Brannigan's Girdle
Posted 3:04 PM 14/5/08
Anyone have any current subscriber numbers for Helio? Wikipedia only has the December '06 figure.
Zapp Brannigan's Girdle