Deals
T-Mobile Calls Sprint Most Logical Partner as Deal Talk Heats Up
- Carrier also open to tie-ups with Dish, cable guys, execs say
- Industry needs stronger No. 3 to take on Verizon and AT&T
Sprint, T-Mobile Said to Begin Informal Merger Talks
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T-Mobile US Inc., the fastest-growing U.S. wireless carrier, is gearing up for consolidation and figures to be a key player in potential deals involving Sprint Corp., a cable TV company or even a multiplayer coalition with Dish Network Corp., company executives said.
The most logical partner is Sprint, Chief Financial Officer Braxton Carter said at a conference in New York Thursday. The two could more cheaply deploy new airwaves in a future 5G network to compete with the larger Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. That idea was quashed in 2014 by the Obama administration, which preferred a four-player market. The Trump government may not be as opposed.