M&A: Telstra completes $US1.6b Digicel Pacific deal - The Australian Financial Review

The telco contributed just $US270 million to the deal, with the government funding the rest due to security concerns.

Digicel Pacific is the regions largest telecommunications provider, operating in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu with about 2.8 million customers and 1700 staff. PNG Treasure… [+2461 chars]

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