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the reported Wednesday. The article, citin g sources familiar withthe matter, said that the telecom companies have discussed the venture in recent weeks but that they may not do a deal or may do a network-sharinv partnership instead. Overland Park-based Sprint (NYSE: S) doesn’r want to sell the unit and would want to keep at leasr 51percent ownership, the Wall Street Journalo reported. A Sprint spokeswoman said the company doesn’t comment on rumor and speculation. Last the wireline — or long-distance unit posted revenue of $6.3 billion. That’s almost 18 perceng of overall2008 revenue, which was $35.64 billion. Sprint is the nation’sd No.
3 wireless carrier, with abouf 49 million customers. It ranks No. 1 on the Kansazs City Business Journal’s list of the area’s top publixc companies. Level 3 (Nasdaq: LVLT), which has its headquarters in Broomfield, provides fiber-based communications services such as videoand voice. Its 2008 revenue was $4.3 billion.