For those of you who don't know, Vodafone owns a 45% stake in Verizon Wireless. This is a fact that rankles Verizon constantly. Verizon has tried a number of times to work out a deal to buy out Vodafone, but it hasn't been able to make the deal yet. According to the Wall Street Journal, Verizon and Vodafone have started up talks again to try to sort out a buy out...
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-again-trying-to-buy-out-Vodafone-this-time-for-well-over-100B_id46851
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizon-again-trying-to-buy-out-Vodafone-this-time-for-well-over-100B_id46851