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Portugal Telecom (PT), Oi S.A. (OIBR) Enter Merger Agreement

October 2, 2013 6:31 AM EDT

PT and Oi announce a combination of their businesses

* Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (NYSE: PT), Oi S.A. (NYSE: OIBR), AG Telecom Participações S.A., LF Tel S.A., and their respective affiliates have today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) setting out the basis for a proposed merger of PT, Oi and the Oi Holding Companies (as defined below) into a single Brazilian incorporated listed entity.

* The merger is a natural fulfilment of the industrial alliance established in 2010 creating a leading telecoms operator led by Zeinal Bava... More