
NEW YORK CITY (dpa-AFX) - Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is in advanced talks to acquire Frontier Communications Parent Inc. (FYBR), according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the negotiations.
An all-cash deal between the two companies could be announced this week, the report said.
While the report did not provide details about the deal's value, Frontier has a market value of $9.63 billion.
FYBR closed Wednesday's regular trading at $38.68 up $10.64 or 37.95%. In the after-hours trading the stock further gained $0.18 or 0.47%.
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