Verizon in talks to buy Alltel for about $27 billion: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless is in talks to buy rural mobile service provider Alltel Corp for about $27 billion in debt and cash to create a company that would overtake AT&T Inc as the No. 1 U.S. mobile service, a source familiar with the talks told Reuters on Wednesday.
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