Date Announced Acquiror Name Acquiror Mid Industry Acquiror Nation Target Name Target Mid Industry Target Nation Value of Transaction ($mil) 11/14/1999 Vodafone AirTouch PLC Wireless United Kingdom Mannesmann AG Wireless Germany 202,785.13 09/02/2013 Verizon Communications Inc Telecommunications Services United States Verizon Wireless Inc Wireless United States 130,298.32 03/05/2006 AT&T Inc Wireless United States BellSouth Corp Telecommunications Services United States 72,671.00 05/11/1998 SBC Communications Inc Telecommunications Services United States Ameritech Corp Telecommunications Services United States 62,592.54 01/15/1999 Vodafone Group PLC Wireless United Kingdom AirTouch Communications Inc Telecommunications Services United States 60,286.87 01/26/2000 Shareholders Other Financials Canada Nortel Networks Corp Telecommunications Equipment Canada 59,973.57 06/14/1999 Qwest Commun Intl Inc Telecommunications Services United States US WEST Inc Other Telecom United States 56,307.03 06/24/1998 AT&T Corp Telecommunications Services United States Tele-Communications Inc Cable United States 53,592.49 07/28/1998 Bell Atlantic Corp Telecommunications Services United States GTE Corp Telecommunications Services United States 53,414.58 04/22/1999 AT&T Corp Telecommunications Services United States MediaOne Group Inc Cable United States 49,278.87