In a deal with broad implications for media and technology sectors, wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint have announced a $26 billion all-stock merger that creates a bulked-up rival to AT&T and Verizon.

The deal caps several years of starts and stops by the two companies, which last November had abandoned their…

Sprint and T-Mobile have called off merger talks. The two carriers have been in talks for weeks, but were unable to come to an agreement on a combination. This marks the second time the third- and fourth-place wireless companies have walked away from the altar. It’s unclear why a deal couldn’t be reached.

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On an overall day of declines on Wall Street, telecom stocks were among the biggest losers amid reports that SoftBank, the majority owner of Sprint, has ended its on-again/off-again merger talks with T-Mobile.

Sprint shares plunged 9% to close at $6.34 and T-Mobile gave back 5% to finish at $59.58 in the wake of a repo…

A deal is all but done to combine the country’s third and fourth largest wireless networks, leaving T-Mobile U.S. Inc. chief executive John Legere in the catbird seat: He would control the combined assets of his company and Sprint Corp. in a mega-carrier merger that could be announced by the end of the month. News of…

Shares of Sprint and T-Mobile are up in midday trading following a CNBC report that the companies are in “active talks” about a merger.

They’re said to be looking at a stock-for-stock deal that would leave T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom in control of the combined company, with T-Mobile’s colorful CEO John Legere runni…

After several weeks of talks of a deal, Charter Communications has rejected a possible merger with Sprint, The Wall St. Journal reported Sunday. The merger would have created a new entity controlled by SoftBank, Sprint’s owner.

Charter said that it would stay with existing wireless reseller agreement with Verizon Commu…

Updated: The Wall Street Journal had the media and telecom worlds buzzing tonight with a report  that Sprint Corp proposed a full merger with Charter Communications,

But don’t get too excited yet. Charter’s not interested in the plan to create a new public company controlled by Sprint’s owner, Japan’s SoftBank, Bloombe…

Here’s the latest sign that the telecom business is headed for upheaval: Sprint’s Chairman Masayoshi Son is talking to Warren Buffett and Liberty Media’s John Malone about a deal that could funnel billions into the No. 4 wireless company, The Wall Street Journal reports.

News of the talks, taking place separately at th…

Will Sprint partner with Comcast and Charter Communications to help them offer wireless phone services? That’s one of the things the companies are discussing — leading Sprint to put merger talks with T-Mobile on hold — The Wall Street Journal reports.

Sprint, Comcast, and Charter have agreed to negotiate exclusively to…

The prospect of a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint — the respective No. 3 and 4 wireless providers — looks more likely this afternoon: Both companies’ shares spiked after Reuters reported that Sprint owner SoftBank Group is willing to relinquish control to T-Mobile US, which is controlled by Deutsche Telekom.

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This might inspire a lot of wireless providers, and consumers, to rethink their mobile phone plans: Google formally unveiled today its long anticipated wireless service, called Project Fi. It costs $20 a month, and will route calls via WiFi, Sprint, or T-Mobile — whatever’s fastest.

The fee includes talk, text, Wi-Fi t…

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