Verizon CEO: We’d consider merger with almost anyone, including Comcast

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Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said yesterday that he'd be willing to have merger talks with just about any company, including Comcast.

"If [Comcast CEO] Brian [Roberts] came knocking on the door, I'd have a discussion with him about it," McAdam said in an interview with Bloomberg. "But I'd also tell you there isn't much that I wouldn't have a discussion around if somebody came and said, 'here's a compelling reason why we ought to put the businesses together.'"

Comcast declined comment when contacted by Ars today.

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