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Verizon Allowed to Swallow Tracfone Whole After FCC Approves $8.3 Billion Deal
The slow creep of U.S. carrier consolidation continues. In this instalment, Verizon is getting ready to gobble up millions of new wireless subscribers now that the Federal Communications Commission has officially approved its acquisition of Tracfone, one of the country’s largest providers of subsidized mobile phones for low-income people. The relatively under-the-radar $US6 (A$8.3) billion-plus…
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Doug Liman Is Making A Sequel To Jumper For YouTube Red
Doug Liman is maybe best-known for The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow and the forthcoming Justice League Dark, but in 2008 he helmed Jumper, about a young man whose teleportation abilities make him a target for religious extremists. The story was intriguing, and though the film got mixed reviews, Liman’s going to tackle the sequel.