The federal bust here parallels a bigger U.S.-arms-to-Mexican-cartels crisis -- "Operation Fast and Furious, " a federal sting that went awry when about 2, 000 weapons reached Mexican cartels and two of the weapons were found at a site where U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry was killed in 2010.
Spurred on by the recent purchases of the No. 1 and No. 2 long-distance companies, rumors about future deals are flying fast and furious among analysts, telco employees and investors.