Sprint, Looking to Get Bigger to Survive, Weighs Deal-Making [telecom]

The company and its backer, SoftBank, have had talks with both Charter and T-Mobile to improve its fortunes as it falls behind rivals.

Masayoshi Son, the Japanese telecommunications mogul, has always been known as an inveterate deal maker. But amid a breakneck spree of investing in start-ups, Mr. Son's most anticipated moves will likely involve an old-line phone service provider: Sprint.

The reason is clear. Sprint, controlled by Mr. Son's SoftBank, has long lagged behind the two titans of American wireless, Verizon and AT&T, each of which has more subscribers than Sprint and T-Mobile combined. Mr. Son has never let go of the idea that Sprint needs to get bigger to survive, and has had on-again, off-again discussions with T-Mobile.

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