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plans to acquire the remaining ##.##% in China Netcom Group Corp (HongKong) Ltd (CN), a telecommunications services provider, and a unit of state-owned China Network Communication Group Corps China Netcom Group Corp subsidiary, in a stock swap transaction valued at ##.### bil Hong Kong dollars ($#.### bil US), via a scheme of arrangement. CU offered #.### ordinary shares per NU share and #.### American depositary shares per NU shares. Based on CUs closing stock price of HK$##.## ($#.###) on April ##, the last full trading day prior to the announcement, each CN share was valued at HK$##.### ($#.###). The transaction was subject to shareholder approval. 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Takeaways From Two Announced Deals Following the announcement last week by the Chinese government of its plansÂ to restructure the Chinese telecom industry, China Telecom announced its agreement to purchase...</description><cs:csid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">70063</cs:csid><title>China Telecom Restructuring - Takeaways From Two Announced Deals</title><cs:wcnum xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">2455</cs:wcnum><cs:ft xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Yes</cs:ft><cs:wc xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">D</cs:wc><cs:type xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">0</cs:type><cs:typew xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Article</cs:typew><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">1162</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">313</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">1902</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">214</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">634</cs:company><cs:company 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xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">42</cs:cstopic><cs:tw xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">High Yield</cs:tw><pubDate>6/2/2008 11:05:00 PM</pubDate><cs:price xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">150</cs:price><cs:abstract xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">China Telecom announced its agreement to purchase China Unicom's CDMA business and China Unicom announced agreement to purchase China Netcom. We comment on the key takeaways and implications for western vendors.</cs:abstract><cs:docid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">70063</cs:docid><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>CreditSights</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/cs/69795</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cs/69795</guid><cs:index_mode xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">norm</cs:index_mode><description> Telecom Restructuring in China - Investment Implications Over the weekend, three agencies under the State Council announced the long awaited plan to restructure the Chinese telecom service industry.Â Three national carriers will be created...</description><cs:csid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">69795</cs:csid><title>Telecom Restructuring in China - Investment Implications</title><cs:wcnum xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">4017</cs:wcnum><cs:ft xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Yes</cs:ft><cs:wc xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">D</cs:wc><cs:type xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">0</cs:type><cs:typew xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Article</cs:typew><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">1162</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">313</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">50</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">214</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">634</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">1902</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">1901</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">51</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">1903</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">1904</cs:company><cs:DS xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">corp</cs:DS><cs:DS xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">hy</cs:DS><cs:geo xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">46</cs:geo><cs:industry xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">18</cs:industry><cs:industry xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">19</cs:industry><cs:industry xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">36</cs:industry><cs:cstopic xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">42</cs:cstopic><cs:tw xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">High Yield</cs:tw><cs:cstopic xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">49</cs:cstopic><cs:tw xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">M&amp;A Activity</cs:tw><cs:cstopic xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">14</cs:cstopic><cs:tw xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Regulatory Matters</cs:tw><pubDate>5/28/2008 9:06:00 AM</pubDate><cs:price xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">150</cs:price><cs:abstract xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Over the weekend, the Chinese government announced its long awaited plan to restructure the country's telecom industry. 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