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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Liberty Global (LBTYA) are slightly lower at $51.80 in pre-market trading after sources told Bloomberg that Vodafone Group (VOD) is considering a combination with John Malone's companyto create a European phone, Internet and TV company valued at more than $130 billion.

The British phone company is holding internal deliberations and analyzing the financial and regulatory hurdles as well as investor support for a share-based transaction, the sources said.

No formal negotiations with Liberty are under way, there's no guarantee a deal will be reached, and valuation and regulatory issues remain key obstacles, the sources added. In particular, Vodafone has concerns about the combined company's debt levels and the reaction of its own investors to a deal, one source noted, Bloomberg reports.

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Will Liberty Global (LBTYA) Stock Gain Today on Vodafone Merger Talk?

Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) fell as much as 4.2 percent after people with knowledge of the matter said the company is considering a combination with John Malones Liberty Global Plc (LBTYA) to create a European phone, Internet and TV company valued at more than $130 billion.

The British phone company is holding internal deliberations and analyzing the financial and regulatory hurdles as well as investor support for a share-based transaction, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private.

No formal negotiations with Liberty are under way, theres no guarantee a deal will be reached, and valuation and regulatory issues remain key obstacles, the people said. In particular, Vodafone has concerns about the combined companys debt levels and the reaction of its own investors to a deal, one of the people said.

The case for a combination has been strengthened after BT Group Plc, the former U.K. phone monopoly, entered talks to buy either Telefonica SAs O2 unit or EE, the wireless carrier co-owned by Orange SA and Deutsche Telekom AG, two of the people said. The likelihood of a deal has also increased as Vodafone bolsters its fixed-line operations and Liberty moves toward offering mobile services in some markets, they said.

Vodafones Chief Executive Officer Vittorio Colao, when asked in September whether Liberty Global would be a good fit for the wireless carrier, said he would consider buying it for the right price. Close

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Vodafones Chief Executive Officer Vittorio Colao, when asked in September whether Liberty Global would be a good fit for the wireless carrier, said he would consider buying it for the right price.

While Vodafone is examining several options in the wake of BTs negotiations, Liberty remains the likeliest partner for a transaction, one of the people said.

Vodafone fell 3.9 percent to 224.75 pence at 9:04 a.m. in London after earlier dropping as low as 224.15 pence for the biggest intraday decline since June. Cable operator Libertys shares climbed 7.4 percent to $51.99 on Nov. 28 in New York.

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A private water company wants to build a 57-acre water-recharge facility and office complex in Goodyear near Luke Air Force Base and across the street from Litchfield Park.

Liberty Utilities and the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District have partnered to build the state's first public-private reclaimed-water recharge facility. The groundwater replenishment district will pay for about $6 million of the potential $8 million project, and Liberty will pay the remaining $2 million, said Greg Sorensen, president of Liberty Utilities' Arizona and Texas divisions.

Liberty Utilities serves more than 17,500 water and wastewater customers in Maricopa County, mostly Goodyear residents who live north of Interstate 10 and Litchfield Park residents.

READ MORE: West Valley cities eyeing reclaimed water amid drought, population growth

The Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District is the groundwater replenishment authority of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District commonly known as the Central Arizona Project.

The project will impact water rates, though by how much isn't known. Ratepayers will pick up the $2 million cost to Liberty, Sorensen said.

"Anytime we invest money into utility assets, there ultimately will be an impact on rates," Sorensen said. "But because we are able to work with (the conservation district) and obtain $6 million in funding, that's $6 million we don't have to invest in the utility."

Construction of the project will begin next year and will be completed sometime in mid- to late-2016, depending on permitting, Sorensen said.

The proposed plant, north of Camelback Road between Sun Health and the Falcon Dunes Golf Course, will consist of a 15,000-square-foot office building and potentially six recharge basins built to hold reclaimed water that will percolate into the ground and the aquifer.

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