The T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Isn't a Done Deal: Who Buys Sprint If It Falls Apart?

The T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Isn't a Done Deal: Who Buys Sprint If It Falls Apart?

Rumors are spreading that the merger being negotiated by T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint (NYSE: S) is hitting a rough patch right now, months after the companies first started talking and just as the two were expected to expected to seal the deal. 

According to reports, Sprint majority stakeholder SoftBank Group, and T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom AG can't agree on how much control each would receive in the deal; CNBC is reporting Deutsche Telecom's management may visit SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son this weekend to smooth things over. 

You may remember that Sprint and T-Mobile considered a deal back in 2014 that would have resulted in Sprint buying out T-Mobile, but those talks ended when the prospect of a merger met with strong resistance from regulators. If the Sprint and T-Mobile deal falls apart for good this time, it's unlikely the nation's third and fourth-largest wireless carriers will try again a third time.

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