C&W Comms cuts footprint to reduce debt

Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has agreed to sell the majority of its businesses in its Monaco & Islands division as it attempts to scale back its geographic footprint and focus on its core operations.

Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has agreed to sell the majority of its businesses in its Monaco & Islands division as it attempts to scale back its geographic footprint and focus on its core operations.

CWC is selling the assets to Bahraini telecoms firm Batelco Group for an enterprise value of $680m.

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