AT&T Inc said it would purchase bankrupt NII Holdings Inc's wireless business in Mexico for $1.875 billion, less outstanding net debt.AT&T's shares were down about 1 percent at $33.06 in early trading on the New York stock exchange.NII Holdings, the parent of Nextel operators in Latin America, filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States in September after struggling with $5.8 billion in debt and fierce competition in Brazil and Mexico.AT&T plans to combine Nextel Mexico with Iusacell, which the company acquired in November for $1.7 billion.
AT&T Inc. (AT&T), is a holding company. The Company is a provider of telecommunications services. Shares of T fell by 0.48% or $-0.16/share to $33.21. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $31.74 and as high as $37.48. On average, 24002300 shares of T exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 6621025.
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