James F. Booth

For more than 25 years, James Booth has provided consulting and legal services to telecommunications carriers and to enterprise companies that manage their own telecommunications networks. Since June of 2009 he has also served as General Counsel of Spread Networks, LLC, which is the industry leader in the construction and operation of low latency high speed networks. Before joining Spread he was General Counsel for OnFiber Communications, a competitive telecommunications provider, and was the sole attorney for Qwest Communications International in support of its construction of an 18,800 mile fiber optic network spanning the United States. Earlier he was lead counsel for U S WEST in its wireless and cable television ventures in the United States, Europe and Hong Kong.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Verizon Said to Take Vodafone Pursuit to Analysts to Spur Talks

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) has been briefing analysts on how much it would be willing to pay for Vodafone Plc (VOD)’s stake in their wireless venture, increasing pressure on the U.K. company to return to the negotiating table, people familiar with the matter said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-26/verizon-said-to-take-vodafone-pursuit-to-analysts-to-spur-talks.html