T-Mobile wants to buy the fiber optic company Lumos.
Ahead of its earnings call today, T-Mobile announced a new joint venture with Swedish investment firm EQT to buy Lumos Fiber, which reaches over 350,000 households.
Once the deal closes, T-Mobile will invest $950 million for a 50 percent stake in Lumos and acquire all of its existing fiber customers, with plans to expand even further. The T-Mobile Fiber network is currently in 16 markets.
https://www.t-mobile.com/news/business/t-mobile-eqt-jv-to-acquire-lumos
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