<p>T-Mobile will buy substantially all of regional carrier United States Cellular's wireless operations in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, the telecom giant said on Tuesday.</p><p>As part of the deal, T-Mobile will get US Cellular's customers, stores and some of its spectrum assets, the company said.</p><p>Verizon was in talks to also buy parts of the regional carrier, <em>WSJ</em> reported earlier this month.</p><p>T-Mobile will pay about $4.4 billion for the assets in a combination of cash and up to $2 billion of debt it will assume through an exchange offer to be made to some of US Cellular's debtholders.</p>
<p>T-Mobile will buy substantially all of regional carrier United States Cellular's wireless operations in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, the telecom giant said on Tuesday.</p><p>As part of the deal, T-Mobile will get US Cellular's customers, stores and some of its spectrum assets, the company said.</p><p>Verizon was in talks to also buy parts of the regional carrier, <em>WSJ</em> reported earlier this month.</p><p>T-Mobile will pay about $4.4 billion for the assets in a combination of cash and up to $2 billion of debt it will assume through an exchange offer to be made to some of US Cellular's debtholders.</p>