Oi in talks to offload mobile business, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, AT&T interested

摘要

Cash-strapped Brazilian telecoms operator Oi is in talks with Telefonica and Telecom Italia Group over the planned sale of its mobile network, Reuters reports, citing five people with knowledge of the matter. Telefonica owns mobile market leader Vivo, while Telecom Italia controls TIM Brasil, the nation's second largest cellco. Oi has also staged preliminary talks with AT&T Inc and an unnamed Chinese company and hopes to pique the interest of other players not yet active in Brazil, sources added.