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Sprint and T-Mobile have once again entered into talks over a potential merger, reports The Wall Street Journal.

The revitalization of the discussion comes just five months after the two companies officially called off plans for a merger following an inability to reach "mutually agreeable terms."

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At the time, Sprint parent company SoftBank was not satisfied with the deal because of ownership terms, with SoftBank concerned about losing control of the combined company after T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom requested a controlling stake.

The current discussions are said to be in a preliminary stage, and it's not clear what terms the two companies are considering, nor if the current administration would allow the deal to go through. Talks between the two companies have fallen apart several times before, and the same could be true of this round of discussions.

Should T-Mobile and Sprint be able to establish a satisfactory deal, the combined company would have close to 100 million customers, putting it ahead of AT&T and just behind Verizon.

When the last deal fell through in November of 2017, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure said it was best for Sprint to move forward on its own and that the company would be "accelerating significant investments" to ensure its continued growth.

T-Mobile CEO John Legere said that a deal between T-Mobile and Sprint would need to "result in superior long-term value for T-Mobile's shareholders," and that T-Mobile would continue to disrupt the industry.

Tags: Sprint, T-Mobile

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Apple_Robert Avatar
Apple_Robert
110 months ago
It isn’t going to happen. Sprint can’t even manage their own company, and they will still want control.

I left Sprint for several reasons and I am not looking to go back.
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redneckitengineer
110 months ago
Can we not start this rabbit trail again. Sprint sucks, and TMobile doesn't need their garbage to survive.
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spiddyman007
110 months ago
Sprint and T-Mobile have once again entered into talks over a potential merger, reports The Wall Street Journal ('https://www.wsj.com/articles/sprint-t-mobile-restart-deal-talks-once-again-1523378376').

The revitalization of the discussion comes just five months after the two companies officially called off plans ('https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/04/sprint-t-mobile-call-off-merger/') for a merger following an inability to reach "mutually agreeable terms."

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At the time, Sprint parent company SoftBank was not satisfied with the deal because of ownership terms, with SoftBank concerned about losing control of the combined company after T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom requested a controlling stake.

The current discussions are said to be in a preliminary stage, and it's not clear what terms the two companies are considering, nor if the current administration would allow the deal to go through. Talks between the two companies have fallen apart several times before, and the same could be true of this round of discussions.

Should T-Mobile and Sprint be able to establish a satisfactory deal, the combined company would have close to 100 million customers, putting it ahead of AT&T and just behind Verizon.

When the last deal fell through in November of 2017, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure said it was best for Sprint to move forward on its own and that the company would be "accelerating significant investments" to ensure its continued growth.

T-Mobile CEO John Legere said that a deal between T-Mobile and Sprint would need to "result in superior long-term value for T-Mobile's shareholders," and that T-Mobile would continue to disrupt the industry.

Article Link: Sprint and T-Mobile Revisit Merger Talks ('https://www.macrumors.com/2018/04/10/sprint-tmobile-merger-talks/')
Idk but I like T-Mobile. Just wish Motorolla could have a comeback like T-Mobile is having. Still make great radio products tho. Mostly i use their good walkie talkies
[doublepost=1523415310][/doublepost]Had sprint for years and I go skiing a lot in New England. I’ve should have rather just relied on McDonald’s WiFi hotspots along the route and not gave them any money.
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midkay Avatar
midkay
110 months ago
T-Mobile is amazing and Sprint is a joke. I'm pretty apprehensive about this idea, every single time it pops back up.
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Michael Scrip Avatar
Michael Scrip
110 months ago
Of course, having 4 competing wireless carriers is better than 3.
Come on... is Sprint really competition for companies like Verizon and AT&T?

I mean... I know they're technically competition simply because they exist.

I see plenty of commercials for Sprint with the narrative that people are spending too much money on Verizon.

But it's obviously not working since Sprint is (still) a distant 4th place.
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BigMcGuire
110 months ago
Exactly, T-Mobile needs to think long and hard about this.....wait, no they don't, they need to RUN away from Sprint as FAST as possible.
Yep, as a southern californianer...? hmm. Anyway, as someone in Southern California - Verizon is king here. I've seen tons of AT&T customers switch over because of terrible service (coworkers, family, classmates, etc...).
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