Deutsche Telekom Hasn’t Decided If It Wants to Sell TMUS: CNBC

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Deutsche Telekom Hasn’t Decided If It Wants to Sell TMUS: CNBC 2013-12-26 14:58:54.558 GMT

By Joshua Fineman Dec. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Telekom hasn’t made decision on selling T-Mobile US, not sure it wants to take on potential regulatory risk, CNBC’s David Faber said. * Softbank has been in talks with Deutsche Telekom on and off; talks have increased beyond “social niceties” as of late * Possible deal would be in 2014 * NOTE: Dec. 16, Faber says TMUS, Sprint not having talks * NOTE: Dec. 26, Nikkei said SoftBank to raise funds for TMUS purchase in U.S. * NOTE: Dec. 23, Oppenheimer said TMUS/S deal approval odds raised to two-thirds from 50/50

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