What Happens to Sprint if the T-Mobile Deal Fails? [telecom]

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Prospects for the brand are limited, but some exist.

By Daniel B. Kline

While Sprint has an all-stock deal in place to merge with T-Mobile, there are significant doubts that federal regulators will approve it. If that happens, T-Mobile will go back to its fight against Verizon and AT&T, with perhaps some added maverick credibility.

Sprint, however, will be in a much worse spot. The company stabilized under former CEO Marcelo Claure, who has taken a new role as executive chairman, but it's still the fourth-place wireless carrier and has limited prospects to improve its position.