NTL and Virgin Group are still in discussions
NTL has raised its takeover offer for Virgin Mobile to £961m ($1.7bn) in an effort to break the impasse over the proposed deal.
The two companies are in talks about the improved offer after Virgin Mobile rejected NTL's original £871m bid.

Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Mobile's main shareholder, has indicated that he would be prepared to receive both cash and NTL shares in a deal.

This could see him receiving less than minority shareholders.

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