UPDATE 3-Echostar seeks $3.2 bln bid talks with Inmarsat as deadline looms
July 06, 2018 at 05:10 AM EDT
U.S. satellite group EchoStar urged Britain's Inmarsat to open talks about a takeover approach worth $3.2 billion to shareholders just hours before a deadline for the American company to make a firm offer was due to expire.